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Herein, we aimed to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of symptomatic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the relationship between the influenza vaccine with a lower risk of severe COVID-19 infection in the state of Sinaloa. We collected demographic and clinical data of 4,040 patients with acute respiratory infections across Sinaloa state hospitals from February 28 to May 15, 2020. The prevalence of COVID-19 among hospitalized patients with respiratory symptoms in Sinaloa showed 45.2% of men were more affected than women (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), and people aged 40\u201349 years were the most affected. The main symptoms of COVID-19 infection were cough and fever (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001), while hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes were the chronic diseases associated with COVID-19 than non-COVID-19 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.003). Healthcare workers were most likely to be infected compared to other occupations (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). The general lethality rate was 14.1%, and males &amp;gt;62 years were the ones who had a higher lethality rate (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001); the aforementioned chronic diseases were related to higher lethality of COVID-19 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Likewise, higher lethality was seen in housewives and patient retirees\/pensioners compared with other occupations (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Finally, we found there was a relationship between influenza vaccination and a lower risk of severe COVID-19 infection and mortality (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). These findings showed that healthcare workers, men &amp;gt;62 years with chronic diseases, and retired people were most affected. 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