Introduction
The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), caused an initial outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread resulting in a global pandemic with significant mortality and strain on healthcare operations.1-3 To date, most of the published work focuses on the epidemiological, clinical, laboratory and radiological characteristics of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 along with risk factors associated with mortality. Less is known about the varying durations of illness among those who survived hospitalization for COVID-19. With many health systems challenged by the demands from the ebb and flow of COVID-19 cases nationwide and globally, our study aims to identify features associated with prompt recovery to help clinicians triage management of patients hospitalized for COVID-19.