“… 7 For children, the COVID-19 pandemic has also been associated with profound educational, social, and psychological changes, food insecurity, and increased risk of serious adverse outcomes that can result in death in more deprived regions. 8 , 9 COVID-19 mortality in children in high-income countries is extremely rare, 10 but the disease has emerged as a novel cause of death among children in poor communities as observed in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. The knowledge of sociogeographic differences in the estimates of COVID-19 is crucial to planning societal strategies and local decision-making to mitigate the effects of disease in the pediatric population.…”