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Breathing rate

Normal breathing rates in adults are 12 to 20 breaths per minute.

Patients who experience shortness of breath, a symptom of COVID-19, often breathe faster than 20 breaths per minute and their breathing is shallower.

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Respiration

Cross-reference:

COVID-19Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)Respiratory distress

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