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April 1, 2021
COVID-19 Case Surveillance: Trends in Person-Level Case Data Completeness, United States, April 5-September 30, 2020
National COVID-19 case surveillance data received by the CDC from April to September 2020 represented only 73% (~5 of 6.9 million) of the absolute number of cases and 72% of the absolute number of deaths (~142,000 of 198,000), as of November 2020. Completeness of case surveillance records was highest for age and sex (>98%), but…
March 31, 2021
Factors Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Positivity in 20 Homeless Shelters in Toronto, Canada, from April to July 2020: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
Among 872 residents of homeless shelters in Toronto, Canada across 20 shelter locations, 504 unique individuals had a SARS-CoV-2 tests performed in outbreak settings (April 1 to July 31, 2020), of which 69 (14%) were positive. There was no association between SARS-CoV-2 positivity and medical history or symptoms. Those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were…
March 29, 2021
Sudden Rise in COVID-19 Case Fatality among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in the South of Brazil after Identification of the Novel B.1.1.28.1 (P.1) SARS-CoV-2 Strain Analysis of Data from the State of Parana
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] An analysis of 553,518 cases of SARS-CoV-2 (8,853 fatal) between September 1, 2020 and March 17, 2021 in the Brazilian state of Parana found higher COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFRs) among nearly all age groups that coincided with local identification of the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 variant. All age groups showed either a decline…
Characterizing the Disproportionate Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern among Essential Workers in the Greater Toronto Area Canada
[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] In the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, SARS-CoV-2 cases defined as variant of concern (VOC) emerged faster in groups with the lowest income (growth rate 43.8%, 34.6%, and 21.6% by income tertile from lowest to highest), and the most essential work (growth rate 18.4%, 30.8%, and 50.8% by essential work tertile from lowest…
March 25, 2021
Continued Proportional Age Shift of Confirmed Positive COVID-19 Incidence over Time to Children and Young Adults: Washington State March—August 2020
The age distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Washington State shifted from older age groups to young adults and children between March and August 2020, according to a longitudinal cohort analysis. From March to April, there was a 10% decline in cases among those age 60 years and older and a 20% increase among those…
March 23, 2021
Association between Living with Children and Outcomes from Covid-19: OpenSAFELY Cohort Study of 12 Million Adults in England
For adults aged ≤65 years, living with children under the age of 18 was associated with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and having a COVID-19 related hospital admission during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. These associations were not present during the first wave. Risk of infection was 6% and 22%…
March 17, 2021
Increased Mortality in Community-Tested Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.7
The risk of death associated with the presence of the B.1.1.7 variant was 55% higher than previous strains, according to an analysis from the UK. The authors used S gene target failure (SGTF) to define B.1.1.7 and performed analysis of SARS-CoV-2 community tests (n=2,245,263 positive results) and COVID-19 deaths (n=17,452) in England from September 1,…
March 16, 2021
Self-Reported Hearing Difficulties Are Associated with Loneliness, Depression and Cognitive Dysfunction during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the context of increased social isolation during the COVID-19, hearing difficulties among older adults were associated with self-reported anxiety, depression, and cognitive function, according to an online survey. Participants (n=80) had a mean age of 76 years and had their hearing measured by the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale (SSQ12) and were…
March 15, 2021
Place and Underlying Cause of Death During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study of 3.5 Million Deaths in England and Wales, 2014 to 2020
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (between March 2 and July 30, 2020) in England and Wales, there was an overall excess mortality of 57,860 deaths, of which 50,603 (87%) appeared to be directly related to COVID-19. In care homes or hospice facilities, 61% (15,623) of the 25,611 excess deaths were related to…
March 12, 2021
Differences in COVID-19-Related Testing and Healthcare Utilization by Race and Ethnicity in the Veterans Health Administration
SARS-CoV-2 testing rates (4%) and positivity rates (12%) among Black veterans and Hispanic veterans (5% and 12%, respectively) were higher compared to white veterans (3% and 6%) according to a retrospective cohort study of all US veterans who were active users of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services. 252,702 veterans were tested (3%) for SARS-CoV-2…
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