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Background and Aim: Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, chronic and multisystem disorder. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the prognosis of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 241 rheumatoid arthritis patients with covid-19 who had referred to medical centers in Kashan and Tabriz cities, Iran, in 2021. Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity score was measured based on the DAS28-ESR system. The prognosis of Covid-19 was calculated based on the CALL scoring system. Results: The mean age of the patients was 53.06±13.37 years and 82.2% were women. Based on the disease activity score, most patients (61.8%) were in the remission phase at the time of Covid-19 diagnosis. The underlying diseases of diabetes and hypertension and DAS28 score had a significant relationship with the prognosis of patients (P