The Relationship Between Population-Level SARS-CoV-2 Cycle Threshold Values and Trend of COVID-19 Infection: Longitudinal Study.
Paria DeheshHamid Reza BaradaranBabak EshratiSeyed Abbas MotevalianMasoud SalehiTahereh DonyaviPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
It is important for surveillance of COVID-19 to find a good indicator that can predict epidemic surges in the community. Our results suggest that the average daily Ct value with a 30-day delay can predict increases in the number of positive confirmed COVID-19 cases, which may be a useful indicator for the health system.