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Symptoms of COVID-19 in Elderly transferred by Beijing Emergency Medical Services

In one study, the symptoms of 60 "older patients," whose age was 65 and greater, had been recorded as: Fever: 47 patients (78.3%) Cough: 24 patients (56.7%) Dyspnea: 18 patients (20.0%) Fatigue: 14 patients (23.3%) Headache: 4 patients (6.7%) Respiratory rate: 22.5 ±\pm 5.1 Oxygen saturation: 92.0 ±\pm 6.4

Maximum body temperature was:

  • Below 37 degrees Celsius: 13 patients (21.7%)
  • 37 or 38 degrees Celsius: 24 patients (40.0%)
  • Above 38 degrees Celsius: 23 patients (38.3%)

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Updated 2020-05-12

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences