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. 2021 Dec 9;8(12):ofab547.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab547. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Aiming for Zero: Reducing Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the D.C. Department of Corrections

Mallory E Epting  1 , Jacob A Pluznik  1 , Samantha R Levano  1 , Xinyi Hua  2 , Isaac C H Fung  2 , Beth Jordan  3 , Eleni O'Donovan  4 , Kissa M Robinson  4 , Reena Chakraborty  3 , Bahram Yousefi  3 , Ciara J Michel  1 , Chava J Bowden  1 , Aman Kapadia  4 , Lindsey R Riback  5 , Anil T Mangla  6 , Matthew J Akiyama  5 , Anne C Spaulding  1
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Aiming for Zero: Reducing Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the D.C. Department of Corrections

Mallory E Epting et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Background: Washington, District of Columbia lowered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission in its large jail while community incidence was still high.

Methods: Coordinated clinical and operational interventions brought new cases to near zero.

Results: Aggressive infection control and underlying jail architecture can promote correctional coronavirus disease 2019 management.

Conclusions: More intensive monitoring could help confirm that in-house transmission is truly zero.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; infection control; inmate; jail.

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Figure 1.
Diagnosed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in District of Columbia (DC) (magenta) and DC Department of Corrections (DCDOC) (cyan) in March through December 2020.
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