Table 1. Clinical characteristics of Lebanese patients with COVID-19 between February and March 2020.

Accession number—GISAID	Sample	Gender	Age (years)	Location of exposure	Sample type	Ct*	Patient status	Signs and symptoms
EPI_ISL_450508	S1	Male	56	Egypt	Sputum/PBS	14.78	Hospitalized-deceased	Early stages: flu like symptoms Followed by severe dyspnea and severe ARDS† Chest X-ray: patchy bilateral upper lobe consolidation
EPI_ISL_450509	S2	Male	63	Local—community acquired	Nasopharyngeal VTM	26.15	Hospitalized-released	Asymptomatic
EPI_ISL_450510	S3	Male	19	Iran	Nasopharyngeal VTM	37.5	Hospitalized-released	Headache, abdominal pain and diarrhea
EPI_ISL_450511	S4	Female	33	United Kingdom	Nasopharyngeal VTM	34.67	Hospitalized-released	Rhinorrhea and headache
EPI_ISL_450512	S5	Male	42	Iran	Nasopharyngeal VTM	16.11	Hospitalized-released	Asymptomatic
EPI_ISL_450513	S6	Male	–	France	Nasopharyngeal VTM	33.7	Hospitalized-released	Asymptomatic
EPI_ISL_454420	S7	Female	41	Iran	Nasopharyngeal VTM	20.24	Hospitalized-released	Sore throat and rhinorrhea
EPI_ISL_450514	S8	Female	74	Local—community acquired	Nasopharyngeal VTM	33.8	Hospitalized-released	Dyspnea
EPI_ISL_450515	S9	Female	25	United Kingdom	Nasopharyngeal VTM	34	Hospitalized-released	Asymptomatic
EPI_ISL_450516	S10	Male	36	Local—community acquired	Sputum/PBS	–	Hospitalized-released	Asymptomatic
EPI_ISL_450517	S11	Male	22	Italy	Nasopharyngeal VTM	–	Hospitalized-released	Early stages: dysuria, fever and flu-like symptoms Followed by severe dyspnea and ARDS Chest CT: bilateral infiltrates with ground glass appearance

Notes:

^*CT, RT-PCR Cycle Threshold.

^†ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome.