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. 2020 May 15;15(7):1119–1136. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2020.05.001

Table 1.

Symptoms, Signs, and Complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019

Type Symptom or Sign
Common symptoms or signs (2–14 d after exposure): >30%
  • Fever

  • Cough with or without expectoration

  • Shortness of breath or difficulty catching a breath

Other symptoms: 5%–15%
  • Headache

  • Body aches

  • Diarrhea

  • Vomiting

  • Tiredness

  • Aches

  • Runny nose

  • Sore throat

Rare symptoms or signs <5%
  • Loss of smell

  • Loss of taste

  • Sudden confusion

  • Disorientation

  • Seizures

  • Bluish lips, face, or toes

  • Gangrenous distal digits

Complications
  • Pneumonia in both lungs/ARDS 17%

  • Organ failure in several organs 11%

  • Microangiopathy with thrombosis 31%

ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome