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An 80-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and atrial fibrillation presented to the ED with 4 days of a productive cough with green sputum, shortness of breath, lethargy, and fever. He had elevated C-reactive protein, lymphopenia, and tested positive for COVID-19. CXR showed left lower lobe consolidation and he was treated with supportive care and antibiotics for COVID-19 with superadded bacterial infection.
