Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Burrer, Sherry L. ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Hughes, Michelle M. ; Kuhar, David T. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; McDaniel, Clinton J. ; Porter, Rachael M. ; Silk, Benjamin ; Stuckey, Matthew J. ; Walters, Mayora
• Corporate Authors:
  CDC COVID-19 Response Team
• Description:
  As of April 9, 2020, the coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had resulted in 1,521,252 cases and 92,798 deaths Worldwide, including 459,165 cases and 16,570 deaths in the United States (1,2). Health care personnel (HCP) are essential workers defined as paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials (3). During February 12-April 9, among 315,531 COVID-19 cases reported to CDC using a standardized form, 49,370 (16%) included data on whether the patient was a health care worker in the United States; including 9,282 (19%) who were identified as HCP. Among HCP patients with data available, the median age was 42 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 32-54 years), 6,603 (73%) were female, and 1,779 (38%) reported at least one underlying health condition. Among HCP patients with data on health care, household, and community exposures, 780 (55%) reported contact with a COVID-19 patient only in health care settings. Although 4,336 (92%) HCP patients reported having at least one symptom among fever, cough, or shortness of breath, the remaining 8% did not report any of these symptoms. Most HCP with COVID-19 (6,760, 90%) were not hospitalized; however, severe outcomes, including 27 deaths, occurred across all age groups; deaths most frequently occurred in HCP aged ≥65 years. These preliminary findings highlight that whether HCP acquire infection at work or in the community, it is necessary to protect the health and safety of this essential national workforce.
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus COVID-19 Full Report Health Personnel Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral
• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(15):477-481
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Pubmed ID:
  32298247
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7755055
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Bowen, Virginia B. ; Bryant, Bobbi ; Carmichael, Andrea ; Chow, Nancy ; Delgado, Lyana ; Dewey-Mattia, Daniel ; Emerson, Brian ; Forsberg, Kaitlin ; Fullerton, Katie ; Gierke, Ryan ; Laffoon, Benjamin ; Lerick, Matt ; Marsh, Zachary ; McNamara, Lucy ; Negrón, María E. ; Ritchey, Matthew D. ; Roguski, Katherine ; Schwensohn, Colin ; Skoff, Tami ; Toda, Mitsuru ; Ussery, Emily ; Vasser, Michael ; Wen, John ; Whitham, Hilary ; Winglee, Kathryn ; Zambrano, Laura
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059262
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
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