Figure 2.
Characteristics of fever in moderate, severe, and critically ill COVID-19 patients with and without EF. Daily percentage of patients with fever in each group (A). Maximum weekly body temperature (B). COVID-19, coronavirus disease; EF, early fever, defined as the incidence of fever (Tmax ≥ 37.3°C, measured using an ear thermometer) within 5 days of symptom onset. Data are presented as the means ± standard deviations in (B). *P < 0.05 for the EF group vs. the non-EF group in the corresponding severity conditions.