articleMMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportApr 14, 2020DIAMOND OA

Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–April 9, 2020

CCCDC COVID-19 Response TeamCCCDC COVID-19 Response TeamSBSherry BurrerMAMarie A. de PerioMMMichelle M. Hughes
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Abstract

As of April 9, 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had resulted in 1,521,252 cases and 92,798 deaths worldwide, including 459,165 cases and 16,570 deaths in the United States (1,2). Health care personnel (HCP) are essential workers defined as paid and unpaid persons serving in health care settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials (3). During February 12-April 9, among 315,531 COVID-19 cases reported to CDC using a standardized form, 49,370 (16%) included data on whether the patient was a health care worker in the United States; including 9,282 (19%) who were identified as HCP. Among HCP patients with data available, the median age was…

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  • Medicine
  • Interquartile range
  • Health care
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Pandemic
  • Public health
  • Family medicine
  • Pediatrics
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