Predictors associated with critical care need and in-hospital mortality among children with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 infection in a high HIV burden region

1Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

2Department of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Center for Global Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa 3Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 4Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, Pittsburg, USA

3Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

3Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

4The Lung Wellness Clinic, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

3Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa