Investigation and public health response to a COVID-19 outbreak in a rural resort community-Blaine County, Idaho, 2020.

ABSTRACT: Blaine County, Idaho, a rural area with a renowned resort, experienced a COVID-19 outbreak early in the pandemic. We undertook an epidemiologic investigation to describe the outbreak and guide public health action. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 were identified from reports of SARS-CoV-2-positive laboratory test results to South Central Public Health District. Information on symptoms, hospitalization, recent travel, healthcare worker status, and close contacts was obtained by medical record review and patient interviews. Viral sequence analysis was conducted on a subset of available specimens. During March 13-April 10, 2020, a total of 451 COVID-19 cases among Blaine County residents (1,959 cases per 100,000 population) were reported, with earliest illness onset March 1. The median patient ag

SUBMITTER: Dunne EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8059800 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature