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Table 1 Swabs taken at different areas of the Infectious Disease ward at the Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden

From: SARS-CoV-2 in hospital indoor environments is predominantly non-infectious

Area

Negative

Positive

Positive in one gene

Total swabs

Medical staff area

68.2%

13.6%

18.2%

22

 Floor

25.0%

37.5%

37.5%

8

 Computer

83.3%

0.0%

16.7%

6

 Door handle

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

8

Patient area

58.8%

22.7%

18.5%

119

 Bed

66.7%

33.3%

0.0%

3

 Floor

43.5%

30.4%

26.1%

46

 Ventilation

56.0%

24.0%

20.0%

50

 Air

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

10

 Bathroom

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

7

 Door handle

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

3

Protective gear

60.0%

40.0%

0.0%

5

Shoes

52.5%

25.0%

22.5%

40

Ventilation

35.7%

57.1%

7.1%

14

Grand total

57.0%

25.0%

18.0%

200

  1. The number of swabs taken at different areas of the ward and the percentage of negative and positive (positive for both or one of the genes) swabs by RT-qPCRs targeting portions of the SARS-CoV-2 envelope small membrane protein and nucleocapsid genes. For areas with swabs taken in different subareas, the subcategories are given. The swabs were collected at the Infectious Disease ward at the Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden between early April and mid-May 2020