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Table 1 The WHO clinical classification of the COVID-19 [3]

From: SARS-CoV2 infection in symptomatic patients: interest of serological tests and predictors of mortality: experience of DR Congo

Mild case

Moderate

Severe

Critically severe

Mild clinical manifestations, none imaging performance

Fever, dyspnea, pneumonia performance on X-ray or CT

Meet any of the following:

Respiratory distress,

RR ≥ 30/min

Oxygen saturation ≤ 93%

PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 mmHg

Respiratory failure needs mechanical ventilation

Shock

Combination with other organ failure, patients need intensive care monitoring and treatment

  1. CT computer tomography, RR respiratory rate, PaO2 arterial oxygen pressure, FiO2 inspired oxygen fraction