COVID-19 death and kidney disease in a multiracial Asian country.

Introduction: COVID-19 infection and kidney disease (KD) carry a considerable risk of mortality. Understanding predictors of death and KD may help improve management and patient outcome.

Methods: This is a prospective multicentre observational study conducted in a multiracial Asian country to identify predictors of death and acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients from January to June 2020.