The unexpected occurrence of the covid-19 outbreak has undeniably disrupted the normally of life. Stress has become an important concern since the covid-19 outbreak this descriptive correlational online survey administered in aug2020 utilized the covid-2019 perceived stress scale (covid19pss-10)to assess the covid-19 perceived stress among employed female experienced significantly higher covid19 stress compared to male A negative correlation was noted between self-rated health and covid-19stress while positive correlation was found between perceive risk of getting covid-19 infection and covid19 stress This study could be used as a baseline for future research to assess the impact of covid-19.