Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants at the time of sample collection, n = 583.
| Characteristic | Values |
|---|---|
| Age in year, Median (IQR) | 13 (8.16) |
| Age categories | |
| 0–2 year | 417 |
| 3–12 year | 240 (41.2) |
| 13–18 year | 302 (51.8) |
| Boys | 319 (55.3) |
| Symptomatic, n = 554 | 206 (37.2) |
| Hospitalised, n = 501 | 74 (14.8) |
| Symptom profile, n=74 | |
| Fever | 42 (60) |
| Cough | 35 (49.3) |
| Runny Nose | 15 (23.4) |
| Sore Throat | 8 (12.5) |
| Body ache | 5 (7.8) |
| Breathlessness | 4 (6.3) |
| Vomiting | 3 (4.7) |
| Fatigue | 1 (1.6) |
| Eye pain | 1 (1.6) |
| Centre wise samples | |
| Bowringand lady Curzon Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka | 203 (34.8) |
| Kasturba Hospital of Infectious diseases, Mumbai, Maharashtra | 69 (11.8) |
| Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | 46 (7.9) |
| National Institute of Virology, Bangalore Unit | 38 (6.5) |
| Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana | 36 (6.2) |
| Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education &Research, Chandigarh | 36 (6.2) |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan | 33 (5.7) |
| Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab | 28 (4.8) |
| King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | 28 (4.8) |
| Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | 20 (3.4) |
| Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Noida, Uttar Pradesh | 16 (2.7) |
| Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 14 (2.4) |
| Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga, Karnataka | 9 (1.5) |
| Smt. NHL Muncipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 7 (1.2) |
Values are expresses as n (%) unless specified.