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. 2020 May 8;117(19):344–345. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0344

Table. SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis in UKM employees (11 March – 17 April 2020).

Characteristic Number of employees(% [95% CI])
Total tested
Positive qRT-PCR
957
52 (5.4 [4.2; 7.1])
Symptoms at time of swab
Cough
Sore throat
Cold
Dyspnea
Fever
Fatigue
Headache
Muscle/joint pain
Disturbance of smell/taste
Diarrhea
Contact with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case
– private
– at work (patient/employee)
Return from high-risk area
Cluster*
Positive qRT-PCR
– 14 days’ quarantine completed
– positive qRT-PCR >14 days after initial positive test
523 (54.6 [51.5; 57.8])
345 (66.0 [61.8; 69.9])
309 (59.1 [54.8; 63.2])
276 (52.8 [48.5; 57.0])
69 (13.2 [10.6; 16.4])
78 (14.9 [12.1; 18.2])
11 (2.1 [1.2; 3.7])
191 (36.5 [32.5; 40.7])
72 (13.8 [11.1; 17.0])
23 (4.4 [2.9; 6.5])
35 (6.7 [4.9; 9.2])
227 (43.4 [39.3; 47.7])
76 (33.5 [27.7; 39.9])
151 (66.5 [60.2; 72.3])
59 (11.3 [8.8; 14.3])
9 (1.7 [0.9; 3.2])
22 (4.2 [2.8; 6.3])
20 (90.9 [72.2; 97.5])
10 (45.5 [26.9; 65.3])
No symptoms at time of swab
Contact with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case
– private
– at work (patient/employee)
Return from high-risk area
Cluster*
Positive qRT-PCR
– 14 days’ quarantine completed
– positive qRT-PCR >14 days after initial positive test
434 (45.4 [42.2; 48.5])
304 (70.0 [65.6; 74.2])
59 (19.4 [15.4; 24.2])
245 (80.6 [75.8; 84.6])
83 (19.1 [15.7; 23.1])
26 (6.0 [4.1; 8.6])
30 (6.9 [4.9; 9.7])
23 (76.7 [59.1; 88.2])
17 (56.7 [39.2; 72.6])

*Accumulation of two or more infections in immediate environment

qRT-PCR, Quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction