NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN DURING PANDEMIC ACCORDING TO CHILDREN'S POLYCLINICS IN SMOLENSK
A retrospective analysis of 96 outpatient records of children aged 6-17 who had Covid-19 during the pandemic was carried out in order to study the characteristics of children (gender, age, presence of chronic diseases). The structure of the incidence of COVID-19 in children aged 6-17 years is presented in 72,0 % of cases with a mild or moderate form, in 26,0 % of cases with an asymptomatic form and in 2,0 % with a severe form. Among school-age children (6-17 years old) who had COVID-19, boys were registered 1,4 times more often than girls. At the same time, girls predominated at the age of 6 to 14 years, and boys dominated at the age of 15 to 17 years. It was found that 63,5 % of children who had COVID-19 had chronic diseases (1,18 times more often in boys than in girls).