Clinical features and outcomes of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients in Saveh, Iran, 2020

Background and purpose: The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia is a major threat to global public health because it is very contagious and spreads quickly by human-to-human transmission This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcome of patients infected with COVID-19 in Saveh, Iran Materials and methods: A descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 1537 patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 from 18 February- 2 June 2020 Medical records were studied and a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of demographic information, epidemiological, and clinical manifestations were used to collect the data