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Volume 27, Number 2—February 2021

Research

Rapid Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Detention Facility, Louisiana, USA, May–June, 2020

Megan Wallace1Comments to Author , Allison E. James1, Rachel Silver, Mitsuki Koh, Farrell A. Tobolowsky, Sean Simonson, Jeremy A. W. Gold, Rena Fukunaga, Henry Njuguna, Keith Bordelon, Jonathan Wortham, Melissa Coughlin, Jennifer L. Harcourt, Azaibi Tamin, Brett Whitaker, Natalie J. Thornburg, Ying Tao, Krista Queen, Anna Uehara, Clinton R. Paden, Jing Zhang, Suxiang Tong, Danielle Haydel, Ha Tran, Kaylee Kim, Kiva A. Fisher, Mariel Marlow, Jacqueline E. Tate, Reena H. Doshi, Theresa Sokol, and Kathryn G. Curran
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M. Wallace, A.E. James, R. Silver, M. Koh, F.A. Tobolowsky, J.A.W. Gold, R. Fukunaga, H. Njuguna, K. Bordelon, J. Wortham, M. Coughlin, J.L. Harcourt, A. Tamin, B. Whitaker, N.J. Thornburg, Y. Tao, K. Queen, A. Uehara, C.R. Paden, J. Zhang, S. Tong, K. Kim, K.A. Fisher, M. Marlow, J.E. Tate, R.H. Doshi, K.G. Curran); Louisiana Department of Health, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (S. Simonson, D. Haydel, H. Tran, T. Sokol)

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Figure 1

Rapid transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in detention facility, Louisiana, USA, May–June 2020. Enrollment and follow-up at each timepoint for detained persons (n = 143) in dormitories A–E and F. The sequence of testing for all enrolled dormitories is shown, along with the number of persons who were positive or negative for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription PCR and percentage of total at each timepoint. Red boxes indicate SARS-CoV-2 positive, and blue boxes indicate SARS-CoV-2 negative. *The first positive test result for SARS-CoV-2 among persons detained occurred on the following dates in each dormitory: April 7 in A, April 9 in B and C, April 17 in D, and April 23 in E. Introduction in dormitory F likely occurred between May 11 and May 29. †One inconclusive result was considered negative; ‡One inconclusive result was considered positive. §16 persons were tested on May 26 only, 14 on May 27 only, and 2 on May 26 and June 3. ¶10 persons were tested on May 28 only, 1 on May 29 only, 1 on June 3 only, and 6 on May 28 and June 3. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Figure 1. Rapid transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in detention facility, Louisiana, USA, May–June 2020. Enrollment and follow-up at each timepoint for detained persons (n = 143) in dormitories A–E and F. The sequence of testing for all enrolled dormitories is shown, along with the number of persons who were positive or negative for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription PCR and percentage of total at each timepoint. Red boxes indicate SARS-CoV-2 positive, and blue boxes indicate SARS-CoV-2 negative. *The first positive test result for SARS-CoV-2 among persons detained occurred on the following dates in each dormitory: April 7 in A, April 9 in B and C, April 17 in D, and April 23 in E. Introduction in dormitory F likely occurred between May 11 and May 29. †One inconclusive result was considered negative; ‡One inconclusive result was considered positive. §16 persons were tested on May 26 only, 14 on May 27 only, and 2 on May 26 and June 3. ¶10 persons were tested on May 28 only, 1 on May 29 only, 1 on June 3 only, and 6 on May 28 and June 3. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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