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Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Prisons, England, 2020

Authors :
Wendy M. Rice
Dimple Y. Chudasama
James Lewis
Francis Senyah
Isaac Florence
Simon Thelwall
Lisa Glaser
Maciej Czachorowski
Emma Plugge
Hilary Kirkbride
Gavin Dabrera
Theresa Lamagni
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 8, Pp 2183-2186 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021.

Abstract

Using laboratory data and a novel address matching methodology, we identified 734 cases of coronavirus disease in 88 prisons in England during March 16–October 12, 2020. An additional 412 cases were identified in prison staff and household members. We identified 84 prison outbreaks involving 86% of all prison-associated cases.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
27
Issue :
8
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.959185ad8904ef4b806ee7f854304e4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2708.204920