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.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Prevalence, Real-time PCR, positivity rate, 【초록키워드】 SARS-COV-2 infection, Symptom, Turkey, virus, Spread, PCR, Real-time PCR, Fever, Patient, screening tests, study population, Final, material, positive, East, positive sample, analyzed, performed, detect, caused, was performed, 【제목키워드】 Patient, positive,