Introduction
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection from highly contagious coronavirus named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2 ).[1] COVID-19 infection severity of the COVID-19 infection can vary from patient to patient. Most covid-19 infections are mild associated with mild fever or cough in about 80% of cases. On the other hand, some cases may progress to acute pneumonia leading to respiratory failure or even death.[1,2,3,4]
Most patients with COVID-19 infection have recovered from the disease. Nevertheless, some patients have suffered from persistent or new symptoms after recovery from the acute phase of the disease.[4]
According to US COVID-19 study, about 35% of patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus remain unwell beyond the acute phase of COVID-19. [5] However, clinical trajectory and potential predictors for post-acute covid-19 are largely unknown.
We aimed to assess the role of presenting symptoms, blood indices on admission and comorbidities as possible predictors for post-acute COVID pneumonia recovery status after 14 day from resolution of fever.