Dear Editor, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) of 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Currently, it continues to exist as a global problem. 1 While screening the people contacted with a patient diagnosed as COVID-19 infection, we identified a 58-year-old male with a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. At the time of diagnosis, the patient did not have any infection-related complaints. However, the computed tomography scan of the chest was typical of COVID-19. Ground glass opacities were observed in both lung parenchyma. On
COVID-19, is caused by SARS-CoV-2, has been started on December/2019 in Wuhan/China and spread all over the world. We analyzed RT-PCR results of 10,000 cases from April-2 to May-30, 2020 in three neighbor cities located on the Eastern of Turkey. The final study population was 7853 cases after excluded screening tests. RT-PCR were performed to detect the SARS-CoV-2-specific RdRp (RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase) gene fragment. The number of total positive samples out of 7853 were 487; however, the number of non-repeating positive patient was 373 (4.8%). The cough and fever were the most common symptoms in positive cases. The epidemiologic studies should be performed about the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection to better understand the effect of the virus all over the world.
Aim: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, started in December 2019 and has spread across the world. Materials & methods: We analyzed real-time PCR results of 10,000 samples from 2 April to 30 May 2020 in three neighbor cities located in the East of Turkey. The final study population was 7853 cases, after excluding screening tests. Results: Real-time PCR was performed to detect the SARS-CoV-2-specific RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase gene fragment. The number of total positive samples out of 7853 were 487; however, the number of nonrepeating positive patient was 373 (4.8%). Cough and fever were the most common symptoms in positive cases. Conclusion: Epidemiologic studies should be performed about the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection to better understand the effect of the virus across the world.
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