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. 2021 Mar 29;100(6):583–590. doi: 10.1177/00220345211004849

Table 2.

Numbers of Samples, Test Results, and Percentage Positive for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 per Week (by Specimen Date; Dental Settings; Scotland; August 3, 2020, to October 31, 2020).

Week (Date) No. of Samples No. of Void Tests No. of Positive Tests % Swab Positive 95% CI
Week 1 (August 3−) 72 1 0 0 0–5.1
Week 2 109 1 0 0 0–3.4
Week 3 87 3 0 0 0–4.2
Week 4 85 0 0 0 0–4.3
Week 5 317 43 0 0 0–1.2
Week 6 334 55 0 0 0–1.1
Week 7 390 16 2 0.5 0.1–1.9
Week 8 397 7 0 0 0–1.0
Week 9 398 2 1 0.3 0–1.4
Week 10 419 13 7 1.7 0.8–3.4
Week 11 432 5 1 0.2 0.0–1.3
Week 12 510 9 6 1.2 0.5–2.5
Week 13 (October 26–) 482 15 5 1.0 0.4–2.4
Total (weeks 1−6) 1,004 103 0 0 0–0.4
Total (weeks 7−13) 3,028 67 22 0.7 0.5–1.1
Total (weeks 1–13) 4,032 170 22 0.5 0.4–0.8