What is COVID-19?

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.

How do members experience COVID-19?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with COVID-19*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for COVID-19*

Who has COVID-19 on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 51
30s 103
40s 152
50s 158
60s 127
70+ 58

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 239
Female 385
IMPORTANT NOTE: This information is changing quickly as more details become available.

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  • help each other live better and uncover the best ways to manage your health today
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What is COVID-19?

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.



Common symptoms reported by people with COVID-19

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for COVID-19

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have COVID-19 through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with COVID-19? Members in the forum might have the answers.


Compare treatments taken by people with COVID-19

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have COVID-19 through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with COVID-19? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has COVID-19 on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 644 say COVID-19 is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 51
30s 103
40s 152
50s 158
60s 127
70+ 58
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 9
30-39 years 20
40-49 years 46
50-59 years 31
60-69 years 19
70+ years 7

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 239
Female 385

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 139
Not Diagnosed 32

These charts show data from COVID-19 patients who have completed their condition history
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