Among ICU patients, the proportion of males and the median age were strikingly similar between COVID-19 (61% and 66 years) and SPP (61% and 67 years) [6]. However, the proportions of chronic comorbidities were different: 28% of COVID-19 patients treated on the ICU did not have any reported comorbidity, whereas only 16% of German ICU patients were without comorbidities (Table).