Abstract
The new 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the World Health Organization (WHO), has been characterized as a pandemic. As more is being discovered about this virus, we aim to report findings of the complete blood count (CBC) of COVID-19 patients. This would serve in providing physicians with important knowledge on the changes that can be expected from the CBC of mild and normal COVID-19 patients. A total of 208 mild and common patients were admitted at the Dongnan Hospital located in the city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China. The CBCs of these patients, following a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, were retrospectively analyzed and a significant P<0.05 was found after a full statistical analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS). CBC analysis revealed changes in the levels of red blood cells (RBCs), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Clinicians should expect similar findings when dealing with the new COVID-19.
Highlights
The novel coronavirus outbreak, which was first reported in Wuhan, China has spread worldwide and is characterized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic with Europe being considered a new epicenter of the virus [1,2]
Laboratory findings, especially complete blood counts (CBCs), play an essential role when dealing with infectious diseases
As the investigation into the novel COVID-19 continues to grow, we aim to report the CBC findings of the new viral disease hoping that this report will provide useful information to all physicians
Summary
The novel coronavirus outbreak, which was first reported in Wuhan, China has spread worldwide and is characterized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic with Europe being considered a new epicenter of the virus [1,2]. The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shares similar epidemiological characteristics with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Their mortality rates differ significantly as COVID-19 presents a lower mortality rate (2.08%) as compared with SARS-CoV (10.87%) and MERS-CoV (34.77%). Despite this fact, the COVID-19 is more contagious [4]. As the investigation into the novel COVID-19 continues to grow, we aim to report the CBC findings of the new viral disease hoping that this report will provide useful information to all physicians. This report aims at investigating the significant changes observed in the CBC of mild and common COVID-19 patients
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