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Hypertension remained the top comorbidity among all cohorts. Based on patients' data upon hospitalization, the correlation of clinical characteristics between patients with influenza and those with the wild-type COVID-19 is greater than that between patients with influenza and those with the delta variant COVID-19. Individual treatment in each viral disease alleviated most hematological parameters, but some compromised biomarkers at the time of hospital discharge revealed persistent renal or myocardial impairment among patients with COVID-19 and influenza in recovery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Timely and proper treatment using broad-spectrum antibiotics and antiviral drugs could moderately alleviate the acute viremia and possible bacterial co-infection in patients with mild COVID-19 and influenza, followed by compromised recovery. 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