 This study investigated the factors affecting the survival of COVID-19 patients in Kurdistan province. It found that age, diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and weak immune system were all associated with increased risk of death among patients with COVID-19. Additionally, the researchers noted that the hazard of death increased by 3% for every year of age, and by 2.16, 3.57, 2.2, and 2.21 times for patients with diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease, and coronary heart disease, respectively. This article was authored by Abel Zankarimi, Go Bad Moradi, and Bezad Masinpour.