TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients.

	Patients (N = 34)
Age, mean ± SD, year	31.8 ± 9.0
Male, no (%)	21 (61.8)
Comorbidity, no (%)
Diabetes	1 (2.9)
Hypertension	1 (2.9)
Asthma	1 (2.9)
Depression	3 (8.8)
Patient classification by symptom
Symptomatic	32 (94.1)
Presymptomatic	2 (5.9)
Asymptomatic	0 (0)
Symptoms at admission
Fever	26 (76.5)
Chill	9 (26.5)
Cough	17 (50.0)
Sputum	5 (14.7)
Sore throat	17 (50.0)
Dyspnea	1 (2.9)
Rhinorrhea	4 (11.8)
Nasal stuffiness	4 (11.8)
Myalgia	17 (50.0)
Headache	9 (26.5)
Loss of taste	1 (2.9)
Loss of smell	4 (11.8)
Diarrhea	1 (2.9)
Days from symptom onset to admission*, median (range)	2 (0–8)
Days from COVID-19 diagnosis to admission*, median (range)	1 (0–2)
Days from symptom onset to first RAT test, median (IQR)	5 (4–6)
Days from admission to first RAT test, median (IQR)	3 (3–3)
Median days from admission to discharge, no. (range)	10 (5–14)
Mean viral load at diagnosis, Ct value (E gene)†	18.2
Infiltrations on chest x-ray at admission, no (%)	1 (2.9)
Delta variant (%)
Yes	25 (73.5)
No	9 (26.5)

IQR, interquartile range. *Admission indicates admission to a community treatment center for isolation purposes. ^†Initial viral load at the time of diagnosis (one missing).