Viral RNA Load in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic COVID-19 Omicron Variant-Positive Patients

Table 2

Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal nucleic acid Ct values in the symptomatic and the asymptomatic groups.

	Symptomatic group	Asymptomatic group
Nasopharyngeal nucleic acid test Ct value	30.5 (24.5–35)	27.8 (23.4–34.5)	0.187
Oropharyngeal nucleic acid test Ct value	34.5 (30–37)	33.5 (26–35)	0.105

Values are expressed as median (interquartile range). Ct: cycle threshold.