Seven human coronaviruses (hCoVs) are known to infect humans. The most recent one,
SARS-CoV-2, was isolated and identified in January 2020 from a patient presenting with severe
respiratory illness inWuhan, China. Even though viral coinfections have the potential to influence
the resultant disease pattern in the host, very few studies have looked at the disease outcomes in
patients infected with both HIV and hCoVs. Groups are now reporting that even though HIV-positive
patients can be infected with hCoVs, the likelihood of developing severe CoV-related diseases in these
patients is often similar to what is seen in the general population.