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. 2022 Jan 4;11(1):172–181. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021.2011617

Table 1.

Distribution of received and SARS-CoV-2 laboratory-confirmed specimens per origin, age group, and sex in each pandemic wave.

  1st wave (weeks 11–26) 2nd wave (weeks 27–52)
Total/positive (%) 55,625 / 8755 (15.7%) 366,511 / 38,142 (10.4%)
Origin HUVH Primary care HUVH Primary care
  Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive
Total (%)/positive (%)* 36,734 66% 6972 19% 18,891 44% 1783 9% 91,298 25% 4996 5% 27,5213 75% 33,146 12%
Median age (IQR) 55 (38–75) 58 (42–79) 49 (35–66) 60 (44–82) 48 (30–67) 51 (33–72) 32 (16–51) 38 (22–55)                
Age group (years)** Total % + % Total % + % Total % + % Total % + %
<5 1133 3% 52 5% 430 2% 6 1% 4627 5% 109 2% 15,130 6% 943 6%
5–14 841 2% 23 3% 467 3% 13 3% 3819 4% 96 3% 44,087 16% 3007 7%
15–40 8276 23% 1430 17% 5723 30% 395 7% 29030 32% 1758 6% 111,117 40% 15,049 14%
41–64 12,244 33% 2441 20% 7368 39% 614 8% 29305 32% 1591 5% 72,120 26% 10,170 14%
> 64 14,240 39% 3026 21% 4903 26% 755 15% 24517 27% 1442 6% 32,759 12% 3977 12%
% female 21,167 58% 3985 19% 11,965 63% 1166 10% 52074 57% 2672 5% 157,399 57% 17,957 11%
% male 15,351 42% 2964 19% 6924 37% 616 9% 39094 43% 2321 6% 117,769 43% 15,178 13%
3rd wave (weeks 53–12) 4th wave (weeks 13–24)
146,504 / 11,866 (8.1%) 87,120 / 6853 (7.9%)
HUVH Primary care HUVH Primary care
Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive
45,927 31% 2475 5% 100,577 69% 9391 9% 33,150 38% 860 3% 53,970 62% 5993 11%
51 (32–70) 58 (35–76) 35 (16–53) 38 (20–55) 55 (32–72) 60 (39–76) 27 (15–45) 33 (17–49)                
Total % + % Total % + % Total % + % Total % + %
1804 4% 32 2% 1882 2% 295 16% 2396 7% 21 1% 1503 3% 272 18%
4597 10% 187 4% 7285 7% 845 12% 11,715 35% 369 3% 6053 11% 600 10%
13,690 30% 680 5% 36,630 36% 3499 10% 7826 24% 194 2% 24,359 45% 2475 10%
14,360 31% 729 5% 39,902 40% 3286 8% 9778 30% 254 3% 17,328 32% 1838 11%
11,476 25% 847 7% 14,878 15% 1466 10% 1435 4% 22 2% 4727 9% 808 17%
26,384 57% 1384 5% 68,246 68% 5502 7% 17,544 53% 458 3% 30,727 57% 3135 10%
19,537 43% 1091 6% 32,307 32% 3888 9% 15,603 47% 402 3% 23,242 43% 2858 12%

*Percentages of total samples received and positive by pandemic wave were calculated relative to the total specimens shown in the second row; percentages from positive samples were calculated depending on the total specimens received per pandemic wave and site.

**Percentages of total samples received by age group were calculated relative to the total specimens by clinical setting and pandemic wave shown in the fourth row; percentages from positive samples were performed horizontally, depending on the total specimens received per age group