While research about the coronavirus (COVID-19) is ongoing, a list of certain symptoms has emerged. The fact that some of these coincide with the symptoms of a common cold makes it difficult to determine at first whether an individual has a COVID-19 infection or not. In Germany, the symptom experienced most often in connection with the virus was a cough, followed by a runny nose and fever.
A novel virus
There have also been cases when an infected individual experienced mild COVID-19 symptoms or even none at all. The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease and therefore poses specific risks, besides having the potential to spread with enormous speed among people. More severe symptoms, such as pneumonia, are also possible and lead to hospitalization. Several vaccines to combat COVID-19 have since been developed and approved for use. In Germany, case numbers fluctuate among age groups, increasingly affecting younger people.
Deaths
Based on surveys conducted during the outbreak, roughly half of the German population considered their health to be at risk because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Death numbers varied by age group and gender, but more men than women have died from the disease.
Most frequent symptoms caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany in 2022
Symptoms
Share
Cough
42%
Runny nose
31%
Fever
26%
Loss of sense of smell and taste*
19%
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These are preliminary figures. Numbers may change in the course of a day. Only case numbers transmitted electronically to the Robert Koch Institut (RKI) from health offices in federal states. Due to the reporting delay between known cases locally and transferring data to the RKI, there may be deviations compared to numbers currently published by federal states.
* Recorded since week 17, 2020.
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Robert Koch-Institut. (May 3, 2022). Most frequent symptoms caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105523/coronavirus-covid-19-symptoms-most-frequent-germany/
Robert Koch-Institut. "Most frequent symptoms caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany in 2022." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105523/coronavirus-covid-19-symptoms-most-frequent-germany/
Robert Koch-Institut. (2022). Most frequent symptoms caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Germany in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105523/coronavirus-covid-19-symptoms-most-frequent-germany/
Robert Koch-Institut. "Most Frequent Symptoms Caused by The Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Germany in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105523/coronavirus-covid-19-symptoms-most-frequent-germany/
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