Table 1 Monthly number of PCRs analyzed and mean positivity during the six pandemic periods included in the study.

From: The molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in the Pityusic Islands shows multiple introductions and fast replacements of variants in a touristic worldwide hot spot

Pandemic period

Year

Month

Total number of PCRs

Mean positivity (%)

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