Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in two Indian states

Although most cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have occurred in low-resource countries, little is known about the epidemiology of the disease in such contexts. Data from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh provide a detailed view into severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission pathways and mortality in a high-incidence setting. Reported cases and deaths have been concentrated in younger cohorts than would be expected from observations in higher-income countries, even after accounting for demographic differences across settings. Among 575,071 individuals exposed to 84,965 confirmed cases, infection probabilities ranged from 4.7 to 10.7% for low-risk and…

• NS
  National Science Foundation

  Award: CCF-1918628
• CF
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  Award: 16IPA16092427
• EK
  Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

  Award: P2CHD073964