TABLE 2.

NGS quality parameters. Per cent coverage of the ‘Wuhan‐Hu‐1’ SARS‐CoV‐2 reference genome alters alignment of the NGS reads from samples of C2 and C3, as well as from the cat owner. Mean depth is expressed in nucleotides, after alignment of the respective sample reads

Sample	Coverage (%)	Mean depth (nucleotides)
C2—oropharyngeal	99.16	367.2
C2—faecal	91.52	8.1
C3—oropharyngeal	99.72	1579.0
C3—faecal	88.79	20.9
Owner	97.69	27.5