Symptoms documented for SARS-CoV-2 positive and negative patients alongside the P value relating to the difference derived using Fishers exact test.
Symptom | SARS-CoV-2 positive (n=21) | SARS-CoV-2 negative (n=58) | P value |
Change/loss of taste/smell | 13 | 8 | <0.0001 |
Feeling febrile | 7 | 21 | 1 |
Cough | 15 | 52 | 0.07 |
Nasal congestion | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Facial/sinus congestion | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Rhinorrhoea | 3 | 11 | 0.7 |
Sore throat | 2 | 25 | 0.007 |
Headache | 2 | 15 | 0.2 |
Fatigue | 4 | 5 | 0.2 |
Wheeze | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chest tightness | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Shortness of breath | 7 | 5 | 0.01 |
Light-headedness | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Muscle ache | 2 | 3 | 0.6 |
Back pain | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
Night sweats | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Photophobia | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swollen glands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Arthralgia | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
Nausea and vomiting | 0 | 1 | 1 |