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Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Dispatch

Coronavirus Disease Spread during Summer Vacation, Israel, 2020

Ido Somekh, Eric A. F. Simões1Comments to Author , and Eli Somekh1Comments to Author 
Author affiliations: Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqwa, Israel (I. Somekh); Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (I. Somekh, E. Somekh); University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA (E.A.F. Simões); Mayanei Hayeshuah Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Israel (E. Somekh)

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SARS-CoV-2 infection weekly adjusted incidence during school vacation (July 1– August 31) and attendance periods (May 3–June 19), Israel, 2020. Incidence was adjusted for the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests performed for the specific age group. Number of SARS-CoV-2 infections per 100,000 population for each age group are shown during summer vacation months (A) and during school weeks (B). Vertical lines represent partial reopening of schools (a), reopening of kindergartens and day care centers (b), and complete reopening of schools (c). Asterisk (*) indicates a single high school cluster. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Figure 2. SARS-CoV-2 infection weekly adjusted incidence during school vacation (July 1– August 31) and attendance periods (May 3–June 19), Israel, 2020. Incidence was adjusted for the number of SARS-CoV-2 tests performed for the specific age group. Number of SARS-CoV-2 infections per 100,000 population for each age group are shown during summer vacation months (A) and during school weeks (B). Vertical lines represent partial reopening of schools (a), reopening of kindergartens and day care centers (b), and complete reopening of schools (c). Asterisk (*) indicates a single high school cluster. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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