Table 1 Monthly number of PCRs analyzed and mean positivity during the six pandemic periods included in the study.
Pandemic period | Year | Month | Total number of PCRs | Mean positivity (%) |
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3rd wave | 2021 | January | 15,696 | 22,9 |
February | 7744 | 16,8 | ||
Inter-wave | March | 4838 | 2,9 | |
April | 3571 | 4,3 | ||
May | 3568 | 3,0 | ||
June | 3609 | 6,7 | ||
4th−5th waves | July | 8311 | 25,9 | |
August | 6844 | 19,9 | ||
Inter-wave | September | 5194 | 7,3 | |
October | 4481 | 6,6 | ||
November | 4785 | 8,1 | ||
6th wave | December | 9278 | 21,2 | |
2022 | January | 8015 | 39,2 | |
February | 3638 | 16,7 | ||
After-wave | March | 2376 | 10,1 | |
April | 1674 | 8,7 | ||
May | 1903 | 10,8 | ||
June | 1447 | 18,7 | ||
July | 894 | 29,5 |