On 26 February 2020 , WHO reported that , as new cases reported dropped in China but suddenly increased in Italy , Iran , and South Korea , the number of new cases outside China had exceeded the number of new cases in China for the first time on 25 February 2020.As of 26 February , 2020 very few cases have been reported in children.
Very few children had been infected with COVID-19 according to a review published before February 27 , 2020 .