Table 2.

Symptoms reported by patients at time of admission.

Symptoms	COVID positive	COVID negative	p value
	n = 39 (%)	n = 78 (%)
Shortness of breath	23 (59.0%)	8 (10.3%)	< 0.001
Fever	7 (17.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0.006
Cough	7 (17.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0.002
Abdominal pain	9 (23.1%)	33 (42.3%)	0.041
Myalgia/fatigues	16 (41.0%)	17 (21.8%)	0.029
Diarrhea	8 (20.5%)	12 (15.4%)	0.487
Melena	26 (66.7%)	52 (66.7%)	1
Hematochezia	4 (10.3%)	8 (10.3%)	1
Severe progressive anemia	36 (92.3%)	47 (60.3%)	< 0.001
Coffee ground emesis	6 (15.4%)	13 (16.7%)	0.859
Maroon-colored stool	3 (7.7%)	3 (3.8%)	0.399
Hematemesis	6 (15.4%)	20 (25.6%)	0.208