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. 2021 Nov 24;19:eRC6369. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021RC6369

Table 1. Automated complete blood count and other tests during infection.

Admission Days after onset of symptoms March 24 March 29 April 10 April 26 May 3 May 4 May 11 May 20 Reference ranges
Day 5 Day 10 Day 22 Day 38 Day 45 Day 46 Day 53 Day 62
Erythrocytes, 106/uL 3.8* 3.6* 4.05 3.25* 3.38* 3.41* 3.94 3.7* 3.90-5.00
Hemoglobin, g/dL 12.4 11.7* 13.0 10.7* 10.7* 11.2* 12.8 11.8* 12.0-15.5
Hematocrit,% 37.0 34.8* 37.8 31.6* 32.6* 33.7* 36.9 34.3* 35.0-45.0
MCV, fL 97.4 96.7 93.3 97.2 96.4 98.8* 93.7 92.7 82.0-98.0
MCH, pg 32.6 32.5 32.1 32.9 31.7 32.8 32.5 31.9 26.0-34.0
MCHC, g/dL 33.5 33.6 34.4 33.9 32.8 33.2 34.7 34.4 31.0-36.0
RDW, % 13.8 13.0 12.2 12.6 13.0 12.4 11.6 11.5 11.5-16.5
Leucocytes,mL 6,290 3,330* 4,860 6,950 5,520 4,760 9,780 6,410 3,500-10,500
Neutrophils,mL 4,378 1,812 2,308 4,198 2,666 2,723 7,032 3,923 1,700-8,000
Eosinophils,mL 182 30* 102 132 237 119 108 128 50-500
Basophils,mL 19 10 29 49 28 38 39 19 0-100
Lymphocytes,mL 1,088 1,129 2,070 2,029 2,131 1,461 2,083 1,731 900-2,900
Monocytes,mL 623 350 350 542 458 419 518 609 300-900
Platelets,mL 395,000 319,000 410,000 258,000 336,000 393,000 363,000 313,000 150,000-450,000
Mean platelet volume, fL 8.5 8.3 9.7 9.3 9.0 8.9 9.5 9.0 6.5-15.0
C-reactive protein, mg/L 2.3 6.2* <0.3 18.7* 1.4 0.9 0.4 2.2 ≤5.0
*

Results outside the reference range.

MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW: red blood cell distribution width.