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Severity |
Mild | Moderate | Severe | Critical |
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Characteristics |
-Normal respiratory rate for age. -SpO2 ≥ 96% in room air. |
- Tachypnea for age - SpO2: 94–95% in room air. - Awake, can eat and drink - Interstitial lesions/the ground glass on chest X-rays. |
- Severe pneumonia - SpO2: 90 - < 94% in room air. - Tired of breastfeeding, eating poorly - Lung lesions ≥50% on chest X-rays |
- Mechanical ventilation - Cyanosis - SpO2 < 90% in room air. - Shock - Multi-organ failure. - Cytokine storm. |