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. 2022 Jan 21;17(1):e0260930. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260930

Table 3. Average cost (in 2020 USD) per treated patient and per bed day at different bed occupancy rates and by level of disease severity.

Moderate Severe Critical
Bed occupancy rate Mean cost per patient Mean cost per bed-day Mean cost per patient Mean cost per bed-day Mean cost per patient Mean cost per bed-day
6% $4,286 $736 $5,230 $898 $8,926 $1,533
34% $1,266 $117 $1,545 $143 $2,637 $244
75% $824 $76 $1,254 $93 $2,141 $158

Moderate = COVID-19 patients with pneumonia.

Severe = COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia.

Critical = COVID-19 patients with any of the following: acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, or septic shock.