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. 2022 Jan 3;23(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01367-8

Table 1.

Symptoms presented by patients with COVID-19

Symptoms Total
(n = 288) CI95%
Difficulty in breathing (Dyspnoea) 223 (77.4%) 72.2–82.1
Fever 199 (69.1%) 63.4–74.4
Cough 196 (68.1%) 62.3–73.4
Fatigue 196 (68.1%) 62.3–73.4
Drop in oxygen saturation 165 (57.3%) 51.4–63.1
Chills 119 (41.3%) 35.6–47.3
Diarrheia 111 (38.5%) 32.9–44.4
Joint pains 103 (35.8%) 30.2–41.6
Sore throat 103 (35.8%) 30.2–41.6
Stuffy nose 99 (34.4%) 28.9–40.2
Tight chest 99 (34.4%) 28.9–40.2
Nausea 94 (32.6%) 27.3–38.4
Abdominal pain 70 (24.3%) 19.5–29.7
Vomiting 67 (23.3%) 18.5–28.6
Cyanosis 25 (8.7%) 5.7–12.6
NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Any neurological symptom 264 (91.7%) 87.9–94.6
Hypogeusia/ageusia 201 (69.8%) 64.1–75
Headache 199 (69.1%) 63.4–74.4
Hyposmia/anosmia 193 (67.0%) 61.3–72.4
Myalgia 128 (44.4%) 38.6–50.4
Drowsiness 107 (37.2%) 31.6–43
Agitation 60 (20.8%) 16.3–26
Mental confusion 43 (14.9%) 11–19.6
Syncope 14 (4.9%) 2.7–8
Epileptic seizure 8 (2.8%) 1.2–5.4