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Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022
Synopsis

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance, California, USA, May 10, 2020–June 12, 2021

Gail L. Sondermeyer CookseyComments to Author , Christina Morales, Lauren Linde, Samuel Schildhauer, Hugo Guevara, Elena Chan, Kathryn Gibb, Jessie Wong, Wen Lin, Brandon J. Bonin, Olivia Arizmendi, Tracy Lam-Hine, Ori Tzvieli, Ann McDowell, Kirstie M. Kampen, Denise L. Lopez, Josh Ennis, Linda S. Lewis, Eyal Oren, April Hatada, Blanca Molinar, Matt Frederick, George S. Han, Martha Sanchez, Michael A. Garcia, Alana McGrath, Nga Q. Le, Eric Boyd, Regina M. Bertolucci, Jeremy Corrigan, Stephanie Brodine, Michael Austin, William R. K. Roach, Robert M. Levin, Brian M. Tyson, Jake M. Pry, Kristin J. Cummings, Debra A. Wadford, and Seema Jain
Author affiliations: California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California, USA (G.L. Sondermeyer Cooksey, C. Morales, L. Linde, S. Schildhauer, H. Guevara, E. Chan, K. Gibb, J. Wong, A. Hatada, B. Molinar, M. Frederick, J.M. Pry, K.J. Cummings, D.A. Wadford, S. Jain); County of Santa Clara Public Health Department, San Jose, California, USA (W. Lin, B.J. Bonin, G.S. Han); California Department of Public Health, San Diego, California, USA (O. Arizmendi); Marin County Health and Human Services, San Rafael, California, USA (T. Lam-Hine, A. McGrath, N.Q. Le); Contra Costa Health Services, Contra Costa County, California, USA (O. Tzvieli); County of San Luis Obispo Health Agency, San Luis Obispo, California, USA (A. McDowell, E. Boyd); Tulare County Public Health, Visalia, California, USA (K.M. Kampen, D.L. Lopez); Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services, Eureka, California, USA (J. Ennis, J. Corrigan); Butte County Public Health Department, Oroville, California, USA (L.S. Lewis, R.M. Bertolucci); San Diego State University School of Public Health, San Diego (E. Oren, S. Brodine, M. Austin); Imperial County Public Health Department, El Centro, California, USA (M. Sanchez, M.A. Garcia); County of San Diego Health and Human Services, San Diego (W.R.K. Roach); Ventura County Public Health, Ventura, California, USA (R.M. Levin); All Valley Urgent Care, El Centro (B.M. Tyson)

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Table 1

Demographic, epidemiologic, and clinical characteristics of participants in study of surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens, California, USA, May 10, 2020–June 12, 2021*

Characteristic Positive, n = 1,696 Negative, n = 6,966 Total, N = 8,662
Sex n = 1,693 n = 6,939 n = 8,632
F 986 (58.2) 4,228 (60.9) 5,214 (60.4)
M 707 (41.8) 2,698 (38.9) 3,405 (39.4)
Other†
0
13 (0.2)
13 (0.2)
Age category, y n = 1,696 n = 6,963 n = 8,659
<1–4 30 (1.8) 224 (3.2) 254 (2.9)
5–17 173 (10.2) 715 (10.3) 888 (10.3)
18–34 594 (35.0) 2,538 (36.4) 3,132 (36.2)
35–49 530 (31.3) 1,618 (23.2) 2,148 (24.8)
50–64 280 (16.5) 1,301 (18.7) 1,581 (18.3)
>65
89 (5.2)
567 (8.1)
656 (7.6)
Race/ethnicity‡ n = 1,540 n = 6,198 n = 7,738
White 197 (12.8) 2,068 (33.4) 2,265 (29.3)
Latino/Hispanic 1,209 (78.5) 3,230 (52.1) 4,439 (57.4)
Asian 58 (3.8) 403 (6.5) 461 (6.0)
Black 23 (1.5) 159 (2.6) 182 (2.4)
American Indian 4 (0.3) 32 (0.5) 36 (0.5)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4 (0.3) 25 (0.4) 29 (0.4)
Multirace 10 (0.6) 74 (1.2) 84 (1.1)
Other race
35 (2.3)
207 (3.3)
242 (3.1)
Contact with COVID-19 case-patient§
494/1,343 (36.8)
905/4,963 (18.2)
1,399/6,306 (22.2)
Underlying conditions
Current or former smoker 125/1,038 (12.0) 714/4,078 (17.5) 839/5,116 (16.4)
Obesity 191/1,138 (16.8) 483/4,359 (11.1) 674/5,497 (12.3)
Asthma 94/1,139 (8.3) 506/4,366 (11.6) 600/5,505 (10.9)
Diabetes 118/1,139 (10.4) 332/4,367 (7.6) 450/5,506 (8.2)
Hypertension
96/1,043 (9.2)
354/4,075 (8.7)
450/5,118 (8.8)
Occupation category¶ n = 495 n = 1,889 n = 2,384
Food preparation and serving related 72 (14.5) 256 (13.6) 328 (13.8)
Sales and related 67 (13.5) 238 (12.6) 305 (12.8)
Office and administrative support 33 (6.7) 166 (8.8) 199 (8.3)
Personal care and service 36 (7.3) 159 (8.4) 195 (8.2)
Construction and extraction 62 (12.5) 129 (6.8) 191 (8)
Building and grounds, cleaning, and maintenance 50 (10.1) 128 (6.8) 178 (7.5)
Protective service 21 (4.2) 81 (4.3) 102 (4.3)
Healthcare practitioners and technical 6 (1.2) 90 (4.8) 96 (4)
Management 10 (2) 84 (4.4) 94 (3.9)
Production 21 (4.2) 68 (3.6) 89 (3.7)
Farming, fishing, and forestry 23 (4.6) 59 (3.1) 82 (3.4)
Education, training, and library 10 (2) 69 (3.7) 79 (3.3)
Transportation 29 (5.9) 48 (2.5) 77 (3.2)
Healthcare support 11 (2.2) 62 (3.3) 73 (3.1)
Installation, maintenance, and repair 12 (2.4) 39 (2.1) 51 (2.1)
Material moving
14 (2.8)
36 (1.9)
50 (2.1)
Clinical manifestation
Asymptomatic 184/1,682 (10.9) 1,697/6,741 (25.2) 1,881/8,423 (22.3)
Symptomatic 1,498/1,682 (89.1) 5,044/6,741 (74.8) 6,542/8,423 (77.7)
ILI 481/1,661 (29.0) 888/6,675 (13.3) 1,369/8,336 (16.4)
CLI 422/1,659 (25.4) 697/6,657 (10.5) 1,119/8,316 (13.5)

*Values are no. (%) or no. positive/no. tested (%).Participants were selected from the California SARS-CoV-2 and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance program. Participants who had missing information for a characteristic were excluded. COVID-19, coronavirus disease; CLI, COVID-19‒like illness; ILI, influenza-like illness; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
†Includes respondents that identified as transgender or responded other.
‡If participant ethnicity was reported as Latino/Hispanic (Latino) then race/ethnicity was listed as Latino; otherwise, race/ethnicity was listed as the reported race.
§Within the 14 days before onset.
¶Within the month before onset. Excluded occupation categories were reported by <50 participants. Free-text data on industry and occupation were coded by using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System (https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nioccs3/Default.aspx).

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