Patients with COVID-19 were older (77.0, IQR 67.0-83.8 vs 70.1, IQR 52.9-78.6, p=0.006), had a different distribution regarding admission diagnoses particularly for cerebrovascular disorders (n=43, 76.8% vs n=68, 58.1%, p=0.035), and had a higher qSOFA score on admission (0.5, IQR 0.4-0.6 vs 0.9, IQR 0.7-1.1, p=0.006). No significant differences were observed for comorbidities including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, immunodeficiency or malignancy (all p>0.050).