In a study report, it has been confirmed that the overall risk of children becoming severely ill or dying from Covid-19 is extremely low. The study, led by scientists from University College London, and the Universities of York, Bristol and Liverpool, showed that the overall risk of hospitalisation and death remained low in children, according to  BBC reports. However, those living with multiple chronic illnesses and neuro-disabilities were most at risk, they said.

The team analysed England's public health data and found that among the young people who had died of Covid-19, around 15 had life-limiting or underlying conditions, including 13 living with complex neuro-disabilities, while six had no underlying conditions recorded in the last five years.

Further, 36 children had a positive Covid test at the time of their death but died from other causes, the analysis suggests. Children and young people who died were more likely to be over the age of 10 and of Black and Asian ethnicity, the BBC report said. The findings are being considered by the UK's vaccine advisory group, the report said.

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