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All febrile patients were tested for malaria using microscopy. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was detected by real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid antigen tests developed by Sansure Biotech\u00ae.Results:\u00a0A total of 135 patients were screened. Their median age was 6 (interquartile range [IQR]: 3\u201314) years. Malaria was confirmed for 49 (36.3%) patients, 29 (32.5%) children, 13 (59.0%) adolescents and 7 (29.2%) adults. The frequency of COVID-19 cases was 7.4% (n\u00a0= 10\/135), and it was comparable between children (n\u00a0= 6; 6.7%), adolescents (n\u00a0= 2; 9.1%) and adults (n\u00a0= 2; 8.3%) (p =\u00a00.17). Malaria and COVID-19 co-infections were diagnosed in 3 (6.1%) patients from all the age groups. Participants with a co-infection had a higher median temperature, a higher median parasitaemia, and were mostly infected with non-falciparum\u00a0malaria.Conclusion:\u00a0COVID-19 cases and cases of malaria\/COVID-19 co-infections were found in febrile children and adolescents. 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