Association of Shared Living Spaces and COVID-19 in University Students, Wisconsin, USA, 2020

We describe characteristics associated with having coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among students residing on a university campus. Of 2,187 students, 528 (24.1%) received a COVID-19 diagnosis during fall semester 2020. Students sharing a bedroom or suite had approximately twice the odds of contracting COVID-19 as those living alone.PMID:34670651 | DOI:10.3201/eid2711.211000

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: John Paul Bigouette Laura Ford Hannah E Segaloff Kimberly Langolf Juliana Kahrs Tara Zochert Jacqueline E Tate Douglas Gieryn Hannah L Kirking Ryan P Westergaard Marie E Killerby Source Type: research