Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Prisons, England, 2020

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;27(8):2183-2186. doi: 10.3201/eid2708.204920.ABSTRACTUsing 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.PMID:34287123 | DOI:10.3201/eid2708.204920

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases 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 Type: research