An Outbreak of COVID-19 Associated with a Recreational Hockey Game - Florida, June 2020.
An Outbreak of COVID-19 Associated with a Recreational Hockey Game - Florida, June 2020.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Oct 16;69(41):1492-1493
Authors: Atrubin D, Wiese M, Bohinc B
Abstract
On June 16, 2020, a recreational ice hockey game was played at an ice rink in the Tampa Bay, Florida, metropolitan area. Teams A and B, each consisting of 11 players (typically six on the ice and five on the bench at any given time), included men aged 19-53 years. During the 5 days after the game, 15 persons (14 of the 22 players and a rink staff member) experienced signs and symptoms compatible with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)*; 13 of the 15 ill persons had positive laboratory test results indicating infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been documented at a choir practice (1) and at meat processing plants (2,3); however, apart from an outbreak involving 57 infected dancers that has been linked to high-intensity fitness dance classes in South Korea (4) and a cluster of five infected persons at a squash facility in Slovenia (5), few published reports are available regarding transmission associated with specific sports games or practices. In addition, outbreaks of COVID-19 infections among amateur hockey players in the United States have recently been reported in the news.†.
PMID: 33056952 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Atrubin D, Wiese M, Bohinc B Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research
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