COVID-19-associated hospitalizations with select symptoms U.S. March 2020

In March 2020, the most common symptoms among those hospitalized with COVID-19 in the U.S. were cough, fever, and shortness of breath. This statistic shows selected symptoms among adults aged ≥18 years with COVID-19–associated hospitalizations from March 1 to 30, in the 14 U.S. states under surveillance by COVID-NET.

Percentage of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations in the U.S. from March 1 to 30, 2020 with select symptoms

Characteristic	Percentage of hospitalizations
Cough	86.1%
Fever/Chills	85%
Shortness of breath	80%
Myalgia	34.4%
Diarrhea	26.7%
Nausea/Vomiting	24.4%
Sore throat	17.8%
Headache	16.1%
Nasal congestion/Rhinorrhea	16.1%
Chest pain	15%
Abdominal pain	8.3%
Wheezing	6.7%
Altered mental status/Confusion	6.1%

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 1 to 30, 2020

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Selected counties from the following states included in COVID-NET surveillance: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Utah.

Symptoms were collected through review of admission history and physical exam notes in the medical record and might be determined by subjective or objective findings. In addition to the symptoms in the table, the following less commonly reported symptoms were also noted for adults with information on symptoms (180): hemoptysis/bloody sputum (2.2%), rash (1.1%), conjunctivitis (0.6%), and seizure (0.6%).

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