Prolonged presence of replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 in mildly symptomatic individuals: A Report of 2 Cases

Abstract It has been estimated that individuals with COVID-19 can shed replication-competent virus up to a maximum of twenty days after initiation of symptoms. This report describes two patients with mild forms of the disease who shed replication-competent virus for 24 and 37 days, respectively, after symptom onset