The charity, run by the NSPCC, has offered counselling services to more than 900 children since news of the outbreak emerged at the beginning of the year.
Almost two-thirds (597) of the sessions took place between 16 and 22 March.
Helpline staff and volunteers, who have been given key worker status by the government, received 121 calls from children worried about the impact of the virus on 18 March when Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced schools would close.
The majority of calls were from children struggling with issues around isolation, arguments at home and removal of professional support from schools and the NHS.
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