Neutrophil count predicts clinical outcome in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients: Results from the NOR‐Solidarity trial

studies on SARS-CoV-2-induced inflammation, we still lack markers for rapid disease progression with admission to intensive care unit (ICU) or respiratory failure (RF). Few studies have evaluated the prognostic value of routine diagnostic repertoire available at most hospitals. The NOR-Solidarity trial is an independent add-on study to the WHO Solidarity trial, evaluating hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and remdesivir compared to standard of care in hospitalized COVID-19 patients [1]. We explored whether standard biomarkers in peripheral blood could give information on ICU admission and RF in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Routine Markers included were C-reactive intervention,