Risk Factors for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Homeless Shelters in Chicago, Illinois-March-May, 2020.
Isaac GhinaiElizabeth S DavisStockton MayerKarrie-Ann ToewsThomas D HuggettNyssa Snow-HillOmar PerezMary K HaydenSeena TehraniA Justine LandiStephanie CraneElizabeth BellJoy-Marie HermesKush DesaiMichelle GodbeeNaman JhaveriBrian BorahTracy CableSofia SamiLaura NozickaYi-Shin ChangAditi JagadishMark CheeBrynna ThigpenChristopher LlerenaMinh TranDivya Meher SurabhiEmilia D SmithRosemary G RemusRoweine StaszcukEvelyn FigueroaPaul LeoWayne M DetmerEvan LyonSarah CarreonStacey HoferkaKathleen A RitgerWilnise JasminPrathima NagireddyJennifer Y SeoMarielle J FricchioneJanna L KerinsStephanie R BlackLisa Morrison ButlerKimberly HowardMaura McCauleyTodd FraleyM Allison ArwadyStephanie GretschMegan CunninghamMassimo PacilliPeter S RuestowEmily MositesElizabeth AveryJoshua LongcoyElizabeth B LynchJennifer E LaydenPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)
We identified a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in homeless shelters. Reducing the number of residents sharing dormitories might reduce the likelihood of SARS-CoV-2 infection. When community transmission is high, limiting movement of persons experiencing homelessness into and out of shelters might also be beneficial.