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. 2020 Jun 12. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2020.05.011

Table 1.

Presentation of clinical symptoms in COVID-19.

TYPICAL SYMPTOMS
EARLY LATE COMPLICATIONS
MAJOR Fever (83–99%), Cough (59–82%) Breathing Difficulty (31–40%), Mild Pneumonia Hypoxia, Pneumonia, ARDS, Coagulopathy
COMMON Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Myalgia, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell, Fatigue, Nausea, Diarrhoea
OCCASIONAL
Anorexia (40–84%), Sputum (28–33%)
ATYPICAL SYMPTOMS
SPORADIC < 10%
Confusion, Haemoptysis, Vomiting
Being Investigated
RARE Skin eruptions, COVID Toes (red, sore, itchy swellings on toes)

Major means the symptoms characterising the disease.

Common means the most commonly seen symptoms along with the major symptoms.

Occasional symptoms are those that may not be so commonly seen.

Sporadic means isolated occurrence.

Rare is self explanatory.