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Detection sensitivity of Hit- RT-qPCR for 30 min versus Hit- RT-qPCR for 60 min on NP samples containing a range of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA loads
| Viral RNA load (Ct) |
Heat-inactivation time | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 min | 60 min | |
| 20-30 | 26/34 (76%) | 74/74 (100%) |
| >30 | 9/26 (34%) | 38/70 (54%) |
| Total | 35/60 (58%) | 112/144 (78%) |
