Table 4 The estimated financial burden to the national health insurance for COVID-19 patients.

From: Estimated cost of treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia

Characteristics

Number of cases

Cost per case (USD)

The total cost of COVID-19 cases (USD)

Mild to moderate

60

2003

120,155

Sever

148

14,545

2,152,671

Critically ill

79

20,188

1,594,876

Total

287

13,476

3,867,701