Table 1.

Duration of SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity from date of symptom onset, stratified by age

Age group (years)	n	Duration of PCR positivity (days)
Total	100	Mean	Standard deviation	p valuea
0–39	31	19.19	5.26	–
40–59	28	22.96	9.35	0.067
60–79	24	23.21	11.14	0.113
≥80	17	25.88	8.48	0.007

^ap values calculated by comparison to duration of PCR positivity in the 0–39 year age group.