Genomic epidemiology of COVID-19 in care homes in the East of England
Publication: ELife
William L Hamilton, Dinesh Aggarwal, Charlotte Houldcroft, Ben Warne, Luke Meredith, Myra Hosmillo, Aminu Jahun, Laura Caller, Sarah Caddy, Fahad Khokhar, Anna Yakovleva, Grant Hall, Theresa Feltwell, Malte Pinckert, Iliana Georgana, Yasmin Chaudhry, Nicholas Brown, Ewan Harrison, Gordon Dougan, Sharon Peacock, Ian Goodfellow, M. Estee Torok
16 February 2021
Summary:
Approximately 70% of residents in the genomic analysis were admitted to hospital during the study period, providing extensive opportunities for transmission between care homes and hospitals. Limiting viral transmission between care home residents should be a key target for infection control to reduce COVID-19 mortality in this population