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History data, clinical findings, laboratory parameters, treatment, and outcome, were evaluated. Children were compared in the groups that varied in the severity of symptoms of respiratory tract involvement. Children who required oxygen therapy represented 8.73%, and intensive care 1.5% of the whole cohort. Comorbidities were present in 126 patients (37.95%). Factors increasing the risk of oxygen therapy included comorbidities (odds ratio (OR) = 92.39; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) = (4.19; 2036.90); p &lt; 0.00001), dyspnea (OR = 45.81; 95% CI (4.05; 518.21); p &lt; 0.00001), auscultation abnormalities (OR = 34.33; 95% CI (2.59; 454.64); p &lt; 0.00001). Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) &gt; 280 IU\/L and creatinine kinase &gt; 192 IU\/L were parameters with a good area under the curve (0.804-LDH) and a positive predictive value (42.9%-CK). The clinical course of COVID-19 was mild to moderate in most patients. 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