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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 25, 2020

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Loss of taste/smell, stomach upset, headache may predict COVID in kidsA study of SARS-CoV-2–positive Canadian children in CMAJ yesterday showed that 64.1% of children were symptomatic, with loss of taste or smell, stomach upset, headache, and fever most predictive of infection.Researchers analyzed reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results and self-reported symptoms for children who tested province for SARS-CoV-2 in Alberta from Apr 13 to Sep 30.

Of 2,463 children tested, 1,987 had a positive result, with fever (25.5%), cough (24.5%), and runny nose (19.3%) the most commonly reported symptoms in infected patients.Cough and runny nose were also common in SARS-CoV-2–negative patients and were not predictive of a positive

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