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Primary Indicators to Systematically Monitor COVID-19 Mitigation and Response — Kentucky, May 19–July 15, 2020
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August 28 2020
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(34):1173-1176
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Alternative Title:MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
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Description:State and local health departments in the United States are using various indicators to identify differences in rates of reported coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and severe COVID-19 outcomes, including hospitalizations and deaths. To inform mitigation efforts, on May 19, 2020, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) implemented a reporting system to monitor five indicators of state-level COVID-19 status to assess the ability to safely reopen: 1) composite syndromic Surveillance data, 2) the number of new COVID-19 cases,* 3) the number of COVID-19-associated deaths,| 4) health care capacity data, and 5) public health capacity for contact tracing (contact tracing capacity). Using standardized Methods, KDPH compiles an indicator monitoring report (IMR) to provide daily Analysis of these five indicators, which are combined with publicly available data into a user-friendly composite status that KDPH and local policy makers use to assess state-level COVID-19 hazard status. During May 19-July 15, 2020, Kentucky reported 12,742 COVID-19 cases, and 299 COVID-19-related deaths (1). The mean composite state-level hazard status during May 19-July 15 was 2.5 (fair to moderate). IMR review led to county-level hotspot identification (identification of counties meeting criteria for temporal increases in number of cases and incidence) and facilitated collaboration among KDPH and local authorities on decisions regarding mitigation efforts. Kentucky's IMR might easily be adopted by state and local health departments in other jurisdictions to guide decision-making for COVID-19 mitigation, response, and reopening.
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Pubmed ID:32853188
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7451968
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Volume:69
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Issue:34
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