Death in children from Covid-19 is 'vanishingly rare' according to new study

Newborns and children aged 10-14 were more likely to need critical care if infected with Covid-19. File picture. 

Parents should be reassured by a new study which shows the proportion of children who get severe Covid-19 is "rare" and death is "vanishingly rare", its authors have said.

In the largest study in the world examining children hospitalised with Covid-19, researchers examined the characteristics of youngsters admitted to hospital and those who have severe disease.