Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of 98 SARS-CoV-2 positive individuals
| Â | Gender | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Unknown | ||
Collection time | ||||
 2021 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 47 |
 2022 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 50 |
 2023 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Age group | ||||
 <  = 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
 2–17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 18–39 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 40 |
 39–59 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
 >  = 60 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
 Unknown | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Collection district | ||||
 Western Area Urban | 32 | 39 | 9 | 80 |
 Western Area Rural | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
 Moyamba | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 North West Province | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Port Loko | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Collection site | ||||
 Community | 28 | 32 | 8 | 68 |
 Hospital | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Residence place | ||||
 Freetown | 37 | 38 | 9 | 84 |
 Kaffubullom | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Kaiyamba | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Unknown | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
Total | 41 | 47 | 10 | 98 |