Table 2. Environmental and PPE Sites Sampled and Corresponding RT-PCR Results.

Sitesa	Positive samples (patient C; before routine cleaning)b	Cycle threshold valuec
Environmental sitesd
Patient’s room
1. Cardiac table, including handle	1/1	35.44
2. Entire length of bed rail	1/1	37.95
3. Control panel on bed	0/1
4. Call bell attached to bed	0/1
5. Locker with hand slot	1/1	36.21
6. Chair	1/1	37.07
7. Light switches behind bed	1/1	37.54
8. Stethoscope	1/1	38.24
9. Sink, external rim	1/1	35.54
10. Sink, internal bowl	1/1	36.79
11. Floor	1/1	30.64
12. Glass window in room	1/1	35.79
13. Glass door interior	1/1	35.71
14. PPE storage area over sink	1/1	34.89
15. Air outlet fan	2/3	32.96, 37.94
Toilet area
16. Door handle	1/1	35.83
17. Toilet bowl, surface	1/1	37.75
18. Hand rail	0/1
19. Sink, external rim	0/1
20. Sink, internal bowl	1/1	37.11
Anteroom
21. Sink, external rim	0/1
22. Sink, internal bowl	0/1
23. Floor	0/1
24. Glass door, room side	0/1
25. Glass door, corridor side	0/1
Corridor outside room
26. Floor	0/1
Total, No. (%)	17/28 (61)
Staff PPE sites
Upper front part of gown	0/2
Lower front part of gown	0/2
Front surface of face visor mask	0/2
Front surface of N95 mask	0/2
Surface of front of shoes	1/2	38.96

Abbreviations: RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction; PPE, personal protective equipment.

^aNumbering of environmental sites corresponds to the numbering in the eFigure in the Supplement.

^bResults are shown as number of positive samples/number of total samples. All samples taken from patients A and B after routine cleaning were negative and not included in this table.

^cCycle threshold refers to the number of cycles required for the fluorescent signal to cross the threshold in RT-PCR; a lower cycle threshold value indicates a higher viral load.

^dOne swab was taken from each site except the air outlet fan, from which 3 swabs were taken.