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. 2021 Oct 18;21:1115. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07101-z

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