Table 1 Latent interval and virus shedding interval of the Delta infections.

From: Viral infection and transmission in a large, well-traced outbreak caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

Interval

Asymptomatic/mild median (IQR)

Num.

Moderate/ severe median (IQR)

Num.

Overall

median (IQR)

Num.

Sig.

Latent interval

4.0 (2.5, 5.0)

17

5.0 (4.0, 5.5)

29

4.0 (3.0, 5.0)

46

P = 0.097*

Virus shedding interval

16.0 (14.25, 19.5)

12

18.0 (12.0, 22.0)

19

17.0 (14.0, 20.0)

31

P = 0.590**

  1. Latent interval: from the exposure to first PCR+.
  2. Shedding interval: from the PCR + to PCR−.
  3. *Two-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
  4. **Two-tailed two-sample t test.
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