Abstract:           

Background: The global pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 due to SARS-CoV2 is a highly contagious and deadly disease; therefore, early identification of severe forms is absolutely essential for timely triaging of patients. The aim of our study was to assess significance of CRP titre with disease severity and outcome at the time of hospitalization.

Methods: This hospital based prospective cross sectional study was done on consecutive cases of COVID-19 confirmed by RT-PCR. The clinical evaluation, laboratory findings and radiological assessment were done to classify the patients into mild, moderate and severe category. Associationbetween CRP titre and various clinical, haematological and biochemical parameters and severity of COVID-19 disease were evaluated.