Introduction: COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) is a viral infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus). The first cases of this disease were recorded at the end of 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. After the first detected cases in China, the virus spread very quickly throughout the world. During the first wave of the spread of the SARS Cov 2 virus, in the spring of 2020, there was an increase in the number of patients with COVID-19 and an added burden on hospital systems. Any patient who requests medical assistance in the OHBP goes through the process of assessing the priority of treatment, triage, which determines the category of urgency and the approximate time of care. Objective: The objective of the research is to examine the share of COVID 19 patients in the total number of admitted patients, to determine the corresponding triage category and the further course of treatment of COVID 19 patients in the Unified Emergency Hospital Admission of the Gospić General Hospital in the period from 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021. Methods: A total of 2,405 COVID 19 patients who were treated in the Unified Emergency Department of the Gospić General Hospital in the period from January 1, 2021. until 31.12.2021. Data on patients were collected through a retrospective analysis of medical records Results: The share of patients with COVID-19 was 15.46%, the largest number of admitted patients was in April 19.0% and November 17.2%, the first triage category was 0.3%, and the second triage category was 2.6% of patients. The 1st and 2nd triage categories more often belonged to men and older than 75 years, 74.8% of patients were without chronic diseases, 55.2% of patients aged 66 to 75 years had two chronic diseases, 37.8% the patient was kept on hospital treatment and was older than 75 years Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to provide equal conditions of care to all patients in emergency hospital admission, taking care to observe epidemiological measures in order to prevent the spread of the virus to other patients and health personnel