Table 2.
Clinical presentation
| Symptoms on presentation | Community (n = 82) | Inpatient: total (n = 19) | Inpatient: mild (n = 11) | Inpatient: severe (n = 6) | Inpatient: critical (n = 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional, n (%) | |||||
| Fever | 30 (37) | 11 (58) | 4 (36) | 5 (83) | 2 (100) |
| Lethargy | 15 (18) | 12 (63) | 7 (64) | 5 (83) | 0 |
| Anorexia | 1 (1) | 8 (42) | 3 (27) | 5 (83) | 0 |
| Respiratory, n (%) | |||||
| Cough | 54 (66) | 15 (79) | 8 (73) | 5 (83) | 2 (100) |
| Dyspnoea | 12 (15) | 17 (89) | 10 (91) | 6 (100) | 1 (50) |
| Rhinorrhoea | 33 (40) | 2 (11) | 1 (9) | 1 (17) | 0 |
| Sore throat | 37 (45) | 5 (26) | 2 (18) | 2 (33) | 1 (50) |
| Chest pain | 6 (7) | 9 (47) | 7 (64) | 1 (17) | 1 (50) |
| Gastrointestinal, n (%) | |||||
| Diarrhoea | 8 (10) | 9 (47) | 3 (27) | 5 (83) | 1 (50) |
| Nausea | 2 (2) | 5 (26) | 1 (9) | 3 (50) | 1 (50) |
| Neurological, n (%) | |||||
| Lightheadedness | 2 (2) | 5 (26) | 3 (27) | 2 (33) | 0 |
| Headache | 28 (34) | 3 (16) | 3 (27) | 0 | 0 |