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Understanding the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to respond better to the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We collected sputum samples from 20 COVID-19 patients and healthy controls. Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the morphology of SARS-CoV-2. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) were isolated from sputum and the supernatant of VeroE6 cells, and were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis and Western-Blotting. 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The EV subpopulation regulated by CD81 was the most likely to correlate with changes in the pulmonary microenvironment after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Single extracellular vesicles in the sputum of COVID-19 patients harbor infection-mediated alterations in host and virus-derived proteins.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>These results demonstrate that EVs derived from the sputum of patients participate in virus infection and immune responses. 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