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Table 1: Clinical overview of the x maternal mortality cases published to date. Days documented are relative to the intial onset of COVID-19 symptoms except when * then these are days from point of admission as days of symptom onset prior to admission is unknown
**Patient is diagnosed brain dead however life support machine not yet switched off
Abbreviations: UN (unknown), PE (pulmonary embolus), ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), OSA (obstructive sleep apnea), NA (not applicable), BMI (body mass index), T2DM (type 2 diabetes mellitus)