Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the COVID 19 positive cases (Group 1) and control cases (Group 2)

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the cases (N = 60)
Gender		M 28			F 32
Age	Total	20–40 years	40–50 years	50–60 years	60–70 years	> 70 years
		1	2	5	8	44
No comorbidity known	6	1	1	1	1	2
Arterial Hypertension	33		1	1	2	29
Malignancy	8		1	1	2	4
Chronic Kidney disease	10					10
Overweight	3		1		1	1
Diabetes Mellitus	11		1		3	7
Chronic pulmonary disease	20		1		1	18
Demographics and clinical characteristics of the control cases (N = 20)
Gender		M 8			F 12
Age	Total	20–40 years	40–50 years	50–60 years	60–70 years	> 70 years
		2	3	4	6	5
No comorbidity known	2	1	1
Arterial Hypertension	10			3	5	2
Malignancy	2			1		1
Chronic Kidney disease	3	1		1	1
Overweight	3				2	1
Diabetes Mellitus	4		2			2
Chronic pulmonary disease	9			3	2	4