Pakistan has the highest corona-related child mortality rate in the world, a joint study conducted by the leading hospitals in the country revealed. In developed the mortality rate is around 1%-2%. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 159 children have died of coronavirus, it said. Out of 159, 96 were boys while 63 were girls. 65 or 19.5% of the of those died had comorbid conditions. The study was conducted by Aga Khan University Hospital in collaboration with National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, National Institute of Child Health, Children Hospital Lahore and Benazir Bhutto University, Rawalpindi. The results were shared during the international paediatric conference.
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