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. 2020 Jul 9;15(7):e0235458. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235458

Table 2. Causes of death of patients with COVID-19.

Causes of death and injured organs or systems
Causes of mortality
 Respiratory 57/82 (69.5)
 Sepsis/MOF 23/82 (28.0)
 Cardiac 12/82 (14.6)
 Hemorrhage 5/82 (6.1)
 Renal 3/82 (3.7)
 Gastrointestinal 2/82 (2.4)
 Diabetic ketoacidosis 2/82 (2.4)
 Hepatic 1/82 (1.2)
Damaged organs or systems
 Respiratory 82/82 (100)
 Cardiac 73/82 (89.0)
 Hemorrhage 66/82 (80.5)
 Hepatic 64/82 (78.0)
 Renal 26/82 (31.7)
 Gastrointestinal 5/82 (6.1)
Number of damaged organs or systems
 1 8/82 (9.8)
 2 3/82 (3.7)
 3 9/82 (11.0)
 4 41/82 (50.0)
 ≥5 21/82 (25.6)

Data are presented as n/N (%), where N represents the total number of patients with COVID-19.