Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic disease caused by the RNA virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Between December 31, 2019, and November 15, 2020, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 reached 53,507,282 including 1,305,164 deaths reported to the WHO. 1 The mortality rate ranges from 1% to >5%. Among the determinants of the prognosis, the effect of hypertension was controversial. It has been reported to increase severity and mortality in patients with