Table 2.

Characteristics of 59 patients who recovered from COVID-19 and had recurrent positive RT-PCR results

	Positive RT-PCR Results
	From disease onset		From diagnosis	From hospital discharge
	First time	Last time	Last time	Last time
Median (IQR)	1 (−2–7)	30 (23–39)	24 (20–29)	8 (4–11)
Minimum to maximum	−35	14–61	13–48	1/19/2020
Mean ± SD	4.153 ± 7.701	31.78 ± 12.17	25.53 ± 7.857	7.746 ± 4.13
95% CI of the mean	2.146–6.159	28.61–34.95	23.48–27.54	6.67–8.822
Last (weeks) ≥1 week (n)	/	/	/	23
≥2 weeks (n)	/	/	1	33
≥3 weeks (n)	/	11	15	3
≥4 weeks (n)	/	15	25	/
≥5 weeks (n)	/	9	12	/
≥6 weeks (n)	/	15	5	/
≥7 weeks (n)	/	3	3	/
≥8 weeks (n)	/	2	/	/
≥9 weeks (n)	/	4	/	/

Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range