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. 2021 Sep 20;204:112074. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112074

Table 1.

Summary of the RNA SARS-CoV-2 measurements in the air of the monitored hospital areas.

Covid-19 patients Location n Positive identification
Cycle threshold (Ct)
Copies/m3
% min max average sd median min max
Yes Roomsa 11 100 33.24 36.13 2600 1500 2500 700 5800
Yes Room corridora 12 100 33.03 34.49 4400 1300 4400 2300 6200
Yes ICU corridor a 10 30 35.82 36.56 190 320 0b 0 880
No Room corridora 10 50 36.54 44.25 180 240 0 0 550
No Outdoor terracea 4 25 37.47 37.47 73 150 0 0 290
a

Location of the samples shown in Fig. 1

b

As mentioned in the positive identification column, not all samples showed airborne RNA. In these samples a value of 0 copies/m3 was assigned.