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. 2021 Mar 4;27(6):890–894. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.02.029

Table 2b.

Characteristics of symptomatic patients and cases infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Total SARS-CoV-2
Positive Negative
n 771 72 699
Days from symptom onsetto sample collection [IQR] 2.0 [1.0, 4.0] 3.0 [1.0, 4.8] 2.0 [1.0, 4.0]
Signs and symptoms (%)
 Fever 617 (80.0) 52 (72.2) 565 (80.8)
 Cough/sputum production 294 (38.1) 30 (41.7) 264 (37.8)
 Runny nose/nasal congestion 196 (25.4) 10 (13.9) 186 (26.6)
 Loss of taste or smell 33 (4.3) 9 (12.5) 24 (3.4)
 Dyspnea 6 (0.8) 3 (4.2) 3 (0.4)
 Fatigue 77 (10.0) 13 (18.1) 64 (9.2)
 Diarrhea 44 (5.7) 4 (5.6) 40 (5.7)
 Sore throat 149 (19.3) 17 (23.6) 132 (18.9)
 Headache 83 (10.8) 13 (18.1) 70 (10.0)

SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.