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Epidemiology of COVID-19 in prisons, England, 2020

Epidemiology of COVID-19 in prisons, England, 2020
Epidemiology of COVID-19 in prisons, England, 2020

Using laboratory data and a novel address matching methodology, we identified 734 cases of coronavirus disease in 88 prisons in England during March 16-October 12, 2020. An additional 412 cases were identified in prison staff and household members. We identified 84 prison outbreaks involving 86% of all prison-associated cases.

COVID-19, Disease Outbreaks, England/epidemiology, Humans, Prisoners, Prisons, SARS-CoV-2
1080-6059
2183-2186
Rice, Wendy M.
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Chudasama, Dimple Y.
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Lewis, James
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Senyah, Francis
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Florence, Isaac
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Thelwall, Simon
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Glaser, Lisa
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Czachorowski, Maciej
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Plugge, Emma
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Kirkbride, Hilary
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Dabrera, Gavin
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Lamagni, Theresa
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Rice, Wendy M.
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Senyah, Francis
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Florence, Isaac
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Thelwall, Simon
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Glaser, Lisa
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Czachorowski, Maciej
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Plugge, Emma
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Kirkbride, Hilary
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Dabrera, Gavin
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Lamagni, Theresa
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Rice, Wendy M., Chudasama, Dimple Y., Lewis, James, Senyah, Francis, Florence, Isaac, Thelwall, Simon, Glaser, Lisa, Czachorowski, Maciej, Plugge, Emma, Kirkbride, Hilary, Dabrera, Gavin and Lamagni, Theresa (2021) Epidemiology of COVID-19 in prisons, England, 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27 (8), 2183-2186. (doi:10.3201/eid2708.204920).

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Abstract

Using laboratory data and a novel address matching methodology, we identified 734 cases of coronavirus disease in 88 prisons in England during March 16-October 12, 2020. An additional 412 cases were identified in prison staff and household members. We identified 84 prison outbreaks involving 86% of all prison-associated cases.

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Published date: August 2021
Keywords: COVID-19, Disease Outbreaks, England/epidemiology, Humans, Prisoners, Prisons, SARS-CoV-2

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Local EPrints ID: 485219
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/485219
ISSN: 1080-6059
PURE UUID: 987cbed3-6546-4e17-8e3d-66c600b0a507
ORCID for Emma Plugge: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8359-0071

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Date deposited: 01 Dec 2023 17:41
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:57

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Author: Wendy M. Rice
Author: Dimple Y. Chudasama
Author: James Lewis
Author: Francis Senyah
Author: Isaac Florence
Author: Simon Thelwall
Author: Lisa Glaser
Author: Maciej Czachorowski
Author: Emma Plugge ORCID iD
Author: Hilary Kirkbride
Author: Gavin Dabrera
Author: Theresa Lamagni

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