March 18, 2021

Minimal SARS-CoV-2 Transmission After Implementation of a Comprehensive Mitigation Strategy at a School — New Jersey, August 20–November 27, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): schools, transmission

• A New Jersey private boarding school with high adherence to COVID-19 mitigation protocols reported 17 positive PCR tests among faculty and staff (0.18% of total) and 8 positive tests among students (0.06% of total) during August to November 2020. Case investigations found likely off-campus sources for all but 2 of the positive cases (both students), suggesting that only 7% of cases were considered to represent on-campus transmission. Among persons receiving a positive test, all were asymptomatic at the time of testing.

Volpp et al. (Mar 19, 2021). Minimal SARS-CoV-2 Transmission After Implementation of a Comprehensive Mitigation Strategy at a School — New Jersey, August 20–November 27, 2020. MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7011a2