Table 3 Laboratory values and imaging of severe COVID-19 pneumonia patients admitted to Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia

Random blood sugar

Normal (70–180 mg/dl)

161

72.5

Hyperglycemic (> 180 mg/dl)

61

27.5

Hemoglobin (Hgb)

Severe anemia (< 7 g/dl)

13

6

Moderate anemia (7–10 g/dl)

13

6

Mild anemia (10–12 g/dl)

117

54.4

Normal (> 12 g/dl)

72

33.5

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Positive

213

100

Negative

0

0

HRCT

Typical bilateral GGO

145

68.1

Other^a

68

31.9

Serum urea at admission

Normal (5–20 mg/dl)

54

24.4

High (> 20 mg/dl)

167

75.6

Serum potassium

Hypokalemia (< 3.5 mEq/l)

50

23.3

Hyperkalemia (> 5 mEq/l)

23

10.7

Normal (3.5–5.0 mEq/l)

142

66

White blood cell count

Leukopenia (< 5000 cells/mm³)

22

10

Leukocytosis (> 10,000 cells/mm³)

98

44.5

Normal (5000–10,000 cells/mm³)

100

45.5