Table 1.

Characteristics of the COVID-19 suspects included for comparing the experience and outcome of different swab type from central India 2020.

Suspect characteristics		Number	Percentage
Gender	Male	515	51.1
	Female	493	48.9
Age group (years)	0–9	175	17.4
	10–19	169	16.8
	20–39	407	40.4
	40–59	190	18.8
	60 or more	67	6.6
Type of swab	Dacron	530	52.6
	Nylon	478	47.4
COVID-19 status	Negative	917	91
	Positive	91	9