Penetration and impact of COVID-19 in long term care facilities in England: population surveillance study.
Dimple Y ChudasamaHannah MilbournOlisaeloka NsonwuFrancis SenyahIsaac FlorenceBryony CookElizabeth MarchantPaula Bianca BlomquistJoe FlannaganGavin DabreraJames LewisTheresa LamagniPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)
Over two-thirds of LTCFs have experienced large and widespread outbreaks of COVID-19, and just under one-third of all COVID-19 deaths occurring in this setting in spite of early policies. A key implication of our findings is upsurges in community incidences seemingly leading to increased outbreaks in LTCFs; thus, identifying and shielding residents from key sources of infection are vital to reduce the number of future outbreaks.