<![CDATA[Background: In early 2020, the Coronavirus disease 2019 became an epidemic and called as a pandemic. One of the risk factors related to COVID-19 is blood type. There are some groups who are at a higher risk of exposure to the corona virus and experience more severe degree of severity. This study aims to determine the relationship between ABO blood type and the severity of COVID-19 infection at H Abdul Manap Hospital, Jambi City.Methods: This is an observasional analytic study using cross-sectional approach. Data were collected from medical records of COVID-19 patients from May-December 2020 with a final total of 89 samples, then they would be tested using Chi Square test to get the desired results.Results: The results showed that male patients were higher (53.9%) than female (48.1%). Based on the age range, the highest group was found in 46-59 years (32.6%). Patients with blood type A are more dominant (44.9%). The severity was mostly in the mild-ordinary category (64%). There was no significant association between ABO blood types and the severity of COVID-19 (p=0.94). Conclusion: There was no association between ABO blood types and the severity of COVID-19 statistically.]]>
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