Population and hospital-level COVID-19 measures are associated with increased risk of hospital-onset COVID-19.

Emily SchmitzLaura AndersonGabrielle HatasLinda StevensFauzia OsmanMarin L SchweizerNasia SafdarDaniel Shirley

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2024)

A review of hospital-onset COVID-19 cases revealed 8 definite, 106 probable, and 46 possible cases. Correlations between hospital-onset cases and both HCW and inpatient cases were noted in 2021. Rises in community measures were associated with rises in hospital-onset cases. Measures of community COVID-19 activity might predict hospital-onset cases.

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