inclusion criteria: * diagnosis with sars-cov-2 by the currently available assays (food and drug administration \[fda\] approved) * should be hospitalized and exhibit at least one of the following predictors of mortality * age \>= 65 years * current smoker (smoked \>= 100 cigarettes in life and actively smoking) * chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) * diabetes * hypertension * coronary artery disease * cerebrovascular accident (cva) * chronic renal disease (creatinine of \>= 2 mg/dl) * cancer * patients that have c-reactive protein (crp) \>= 10 mg/l * d-dimer \>= 0.5 mg/l * procalcitonin \>= 0.5 mg/l * lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) \>= upper limit of normal (uln) * patients or authorized family member willing to sign informed consent to participate in this study

inclusion criteria: * diagnosis with sars-cov-2 by the currently available assays (food and drug administration \[fda\] approved) * should be hospitalized and exhibit at least one of the following predictors of mortality * age \>= 65 years * current smoker (smoked \>= 100 cigarettes in life and actively smoking) * chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) * diabetes * hypertension * coronary artery disease * cerebrovascular accident (cva) * chronic renal disease (creatinine of \>= 2 mg/dl) * cancer * patients that have c-reactive protein (crp) \>= 10 mg/l * d-dimer \>= 0.5 mg/l * procalcitonin \>= 0.5 mg/l * lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) \>= upper limit of normal (uln) * patients or authorized family member willing to sign informed consent to participate in this study

inclusion criteria: - diagnosis with sars-cov-2 by the currently available assays (food and drug administration [fda] approved) - should be hospitalized and exhibit at least one of the following predictors of mortality - age >= 65 years - current smoker (smoked >= 100 cigarettes in life and actively smoking) - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) - diabetes - hypertension - coronary artery disease - cerebrovascular accident (cva) - chronic renal disease (creatinine of >= 2 mg/dl) - cancer - patients that have c-reactive protein (crp) >= 10 mg/l - d-dimer >= 0.5 mg/l - procalcitonin >= 0.5 mg/l - lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) >= upper limit of normal (uln) - patients or authorized family member willing to sign informed consent to participate in this study

inclusion criteria: - diagnosis with sars-cov-2 by the currently available assays (food and drug administration [fda] approved) - should be hospitalized and exhibit at least one of the following predictors of mortality - age >= 65 years - current smoker (smoked >= 100 cigarettes in life and actively smoking) - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) - diabetes - hypertension - coronary artery disease - cerebrovascular accident (cva) - chronic renal disease (creatinine of >= 2 mg/dl) - cancer - patients that have c-reactive protein (crp) >= 10 mg/l - d-dimer >= 0.5 mg/l - procalcitonin >= 0.5 mg/l - lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) >= upper limit of normal (uln) - patients or authorized family member willing to sign informed consent to participate in this study