Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

May 14, 2020

Lower State COVID-19 Deaths and Cases with Earlier School Closure in the U.S.

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  • This ecological study found that earlier state-wide school closure was associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita. The authors estimate that state-wide cases were 2.7% higher and deaths were 12% higher for each addition day that schools remained open.  

Rauscher. (May 13, 2020). Lower State COVID-19 Deaths and Cases with Earlier School Closure in the U.S. Pre-print downloaded May 14 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.09.20096594