Sore throat in COVID-19: comment on "Clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: A single arm meta-analysis".

We read with interest the recent meta-analysis by Sun et al.¹ that included 50466 patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The author found that fever and cough were the most common symptoms, and several subjects had muscle soreness or fatigue. In addition, they reported that "by reading the included literature, we found that diarrhea, hemoptysis, headache, sore throat, shock, and other symptoms are rare".¹ This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.