studies was 7.9% (95% CI, 7.4%–8.6%). A total of 33 studies including 8070 patients reported on hospitalized COVID-19 patients presenting with diarrhea as one of the initial symptoms of COVID-19.20, 21, 22, 23 , 26, 27, 28 , 33, 34, 35 , 38 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 48 , 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 ,