Around 70 percent of people in the United States who had COVID-19 from January 22 to May 30, 2020 experienced fever, coughing, or shortness of breath. This statistic shows the percentage of people in the U.S. with COVID-19 from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who experienced select symptoms.
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Percentage of people with COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who had select symptoms*
Characteristic
Percentage of COVID-19 patients
Fever, cough, or shortness of breath
69.7%
Fever**
43.1%
Cough
50.3%
Shortness of breath
28.5%
Myalgia
36.1%
Runny nose
6.1%
Sore throat
20%
Headache
34.4%
Nausea/Vomiting
11.5%
Abdominal pain
7.6%
Diarrhea
19.3%
Loss of smell or taste
8.3%
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* Based on 373,883
laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases individually reported
to CDC during January 22–May 30, 2020.
Status was classified as “known” if any of the following symptoms were reported as present or absent: fever (measured >100.4°F [38°C]
or subjective), cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty breathing, chills, rigors, myalgia, rhinorrhea, sore throat, chest pain, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue,
diarrhea (≥3 loose stools in a 24-hour period), or other symptom not otherwise specified on the form.
** Persons were considered to have a fever if information on either measured or subjective fever variables if “yes” was reported for either variable.
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CDC, & MMWR. (June 19, 2020). Percentage of people with COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who had select symptoms* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127573/covid-19-symptoms-us/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of people with COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who had select symptoms*." Chart. June 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127573/covid-19-symptoms-us/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Percentage of people with COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who had select symptoms*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127573/covid-19-symptoms-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of People with Covid-19 in The United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 Who Had Select Symptoms*." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127573/covid-19-symptoms-us/
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Percentage of people with COVID-19 in the United States from January 22 to May 30, 2020 who had select symptoms* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, June 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127573/covid-19-symptoms-us/
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