Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 1, 2020

CDC Deployments to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Departments for COVID-19 Emergency Public Health Response — United States, January 21–July 25, 2020

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  • The US CDC deployed 208 teams to assist 55 state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments with COVID-19 emergency public health response activities between January 21–July 25, 2020. Teams assisted with investigations of transmission in high-risk congregate settings, including long-term care facilities (53 deployments; 26%), food processing facilities (24; 12%), correctional facilities (12; 6%), and settings providing services to persons experiencing homelessness (10; 5%).

Dirlikov et al. (Oct 2, 2020). CDC Deployments to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Departments for COVID-19 Emergency Public Health Response — United States, January 21–July 25, 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6939a3