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. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2034409.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34409.

Epidemiology of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities

Felicia O Casanova  1 , Alice Hamblett  2 , Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein  3 , Kathryn M Nowotny  4
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Epidemiology of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Facilities

Felicia O Casanova et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study describes the burden of coronavirus disease 2019 among people detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement compared with the US population.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Testing for and Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Facilities
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