Abstract
The global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is approximately between 9 and 12%. One of the main predictors of CKD is elderly age, and about 38% of patients are older than 65 years of age. People with CKD have impairment of the normal reaction of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Therefore, this cohort of patients is more predisposed to chronic comorbid conditions and viral infections. The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the morbidity and mortality of people with CKD. The research shows that patients with kidney disease were more likely to have worse outcomes from coronavirus infection compared to patients without CKD.