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Primary Outcome Measure was mortality in the emergency department or as an in-patient.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>470 subjects including 224 males and 246 females met the inclusion criteria for the study. Subjects with the following characteristics had higher odds (OR) of death: Older age [OR 8.3 (95% CI 1.1\u201363.1, p = 0.04)] for subjects age 70 or more compared to subjects age 18\u201329); Hypertension [OR 3.6 (95% CI 1.6\u20137.8, p = 0.001)]; Diabetes [OR 3.1 (95% CI 1.7\u20135.6, p&lt;0.001)]; COPD [OR 3.4 (95% CI 1.8\u20136.3, p&lt;0.001)] and CKD stage 2 or greater [OR 2.5 (95% CI 1.3\u20134.9, p = 0.006)]. Combining all age groups, subjects with hypertension had significantly greater odds of the following adverse outcomes: requiring hospital admission (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.4\u20133.4, p&lt;0.001); needing respiratory support in 24 hours (OR 2.5, 95% CI: 1.7\u20133.7, p&lt;0.001); ICU admission (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.7\u20134.4, p&lt;0.001); and death (OR 3.6, 95% CI 1.6\u20137.8, p = 0.001). Hypertension was not associated with needing vent in 24 hours (p = 0.07).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Age and hypertension were associated with significant comorbidity and mortality in Covid-19 Positive patients. Furthermore, people who were older than 70, and had hypertension, diabetes, COPD, or CKD had higher odds of dying from the disease as compared to patients who hadn\u2019t. 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