Scientists identify six different ‘types’ of COVID-19 in new study

British scientists have determined that there are six different “types” of COVID-19 distinguished by specific clusters of symptoms – which could help in the treatment of the deadly contagion.

The study, conducted by King’s College London, analyzed data from about 1,600 U.K. and U.S. coronavirus patients who regularly logged their symptoms into a tracking app in March and April.

The findings revealed that six distinct groupings of symptoms emerge by the fifth day of the virus’ progression, which the researchers say could help doctors better treat individual patients by allowing them to predict what level of hospital care they need.

“Our study illustrates the importance of monitoring symptoms over time to make our predictions about individual risk and outcomes more sophisticated and accurate,” said lead researcher Dr. Carole Sudre from King’s College London.