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. 2021 Aug 18;96:25. doi: 10.1186/s42506-021-00087-w

Table 1.

COVID-19 severity triage

Mild Severe Critical

• Fever

• Respiratory symptoms

• Pneumonia on chest radiography

Need to meet one of the following criteria:

• Respiratory distress, RR ≥ 30/min

• Resting blood oxygen saturation ≤ 93%

• Arterial blood oxygen partial pressure (PaO2)/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg

Need to meet one of the following criteria:

• Respiratory failure needing mechanical oxygenation

• Shock

• Development of other organ failures, requiring intensive care unit care