Cough
This symptom is affecting between 46 percent and 82 percent of patients in the hospital, according to the CDC. Even if cough is a widespread symptom, one particular feature of this one is that it’s usually dry, says Dr. Sosa.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes that COVID-19 mostly spreads through respiratory droplets among people who are in close proximity to one another (within about six feet).
That’s why people with coronavirus symptoms must cough (or sneeze) into a tissue or the crook of their arm, not their hands, recommends the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
