A previously healthy 46-year-old man presented with a 7-day history of fever, dry cough, and mild dyspnea. On examination, he was febrile, mildly tachypneic, tachycardic, but maintained oxygen saturation on room air. His chest X-ray revealed consolidation involving the left mid and lower zones. SARS-CoV-2 PCR tested positive, and he was started on COVID-19 management for pneumonia following local protocols. The repeated PCR tests were persistently positive for 47 days. The patient was discharged home, asymptomatic after negative PCR.
A healthy 19-year-old man presented with a short history of fever and sore throat. The examination was remarkable for low-grade fever and tachycardia, and laboratory investigations and chest X-ray were unremarkable. He was diagnosed as a case of COVID-19 mild URTI and did not require hospital admission but transited through quarantine. His PCR swab remained positive for 48 days.