ABSTRACT
Background: A new type of Corona virus that is SARS - Cov2 called COVID 19 had a huge pandemic worldwide. On January 30,2020 the World health organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of covid19 as a public health emergency of international concern1 Methods: Descriptive and retrospective study carried out at general hospital, Sapthagiri institute of medical science and research centre from September 2020 to September 2021 Results: Among 153 tested neonates, 91 were sars-cov2 positive. Out of 91 (59%), most common symptom reported is respiratory distress in the form of TTNB(43%) and require respiratory support for longer period compared to covid negative group. Conclusion: 55% of neonates were symptomatic and reported higher incidence of NICU admission rates in SARS-COV-2 positive neonates born to SARS-COV-2 infected mothers which is comparable to our study. [ FROM AUTHOR]