Table 2.
Proportional cost distribution by cost category, level of severity and treatment setting
| Cost Category | Home management | Level of Disease Severity for Institutionalised Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | Moderate | Severe | Critical | ||
| In-patient care | 0% | 22% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Investigations | 47% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
| Medications | 5% | 0.2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Overheads | 6% | 71% | 67% | 65% | 63% |
| Staff time | 42% | 4% | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Cost difference (US$) | 5425 | 4245 | 10,353 | 3078 | |
| % Increase disease severity to another | 1925.2% | 74.4% | 104.0% | 15.2% | |
Note: the analysis presented in the table was based on the COVID-19 treatment protocol. No patient data is reported in this table