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. 2020 Sep 15;324(11):1101-1103.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.14984.

Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes

Sunil Parikh  1 , Kevin O'Laughlin  2 , Hanna Y Ehrlich  1 , Lauren Campbell  1 , Adora Harizaj  3 , Amanda Durante  3 , Vivian Leung  3
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Point Prevalence Testing of Residents for SARS-CoV-2 in a Subset of Connecticut Nursing Homes

Sunil Parikh et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study describes the point prevalence of polymerase chain reaction tests positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection among residents of a sample of Connecticut nursing homes in the first half of May 2020.

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Figure.. Map of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Case Rates per 100 000 People in Towns or County Subdivisions in Connecticut Scaled by Color as of May 26, 2020
Point prevalence surveys were conducted in 33 of 215 nursing homes across Connecticut. Nursing homes included in this analysis are represented by black dots placed in the midpoint of their respective town, with the size of the dot corresponding to the number of nursing homes included in each town. Nursing homes not included in this analysis are represented by open dots. Data on state case counts were obtained from https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus.
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