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. 2021 May;111(5):907–916. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306117

TABLE 2—

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Testing Results for Incarcerated Persons From Facility A by Housing Unit: Arkansas, April 29–May 15, 2020

Housing Unit Positive, No. (%)a Negative, No. (%)a Inconclusive, No. (%)a N1 Ct Value for Positive Results, Mean (SD)b
Unit A 66 (51.6) 62 (48.4) 0 (0.0) . . .
Unit B 61 (52.1) 56 (47.9) 0 (0.0) 25.3 (5.6)
Unit C 79 (51.6) 74 (48.4) 0 (0.0) 32.5 (3.4)
Unit D 25 (18.7) 109 (81.3) 0 (0.0) 33.4 (3.3)
Unit E 20 (21.3) 74 (78.7) 0 (0.0) 33.4 (2.8)
Unit F 62 (43.7) 80 (56.3) 0 (0.0) 33.5 (2.7)
Unit G 36 (27.3) 95 (72.0) 1c (0.7) 34.4 (3.1)
Unit H 30 (23.6) 97 (76.4) 0 (0.0) 34.6 (2.1)
Unit I 11 (9.1) 110 (90.9) 0 (0.0) . . .
Unit J 82 (58.2) 59 (41.8) 0 (0.0) 26.5 (5.5)
Unit K 25 (19.7) 102 (80.3) 0 (0.0) 35.0 (2.4)
Unit L 0 (0.0) 139 (100.0) 0 (0.0) . . .
Special housing unit 0 (0.0) 76 (100.0) 0 (0.0) . . .
Laundry service unit 5 (31.3) 11 (68.8) 0 (0.0) . . .
Total 502 (30.5) 1144 (69.5) 1 (0.1) . . .

Note. Ct = cycle threshold.

a

Row percent.

b

Ct values are only available for specimens processed in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 surge diagnostic testing laboratory.

c

Individual with inconclusive results was unable to be retested.