Table 1 Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 cases amongst residents and staff in LTCFs, 5 March 2020–31 July 2021 (n = 2324)
Characteristic | Residents N = 1504 n (%) | Staff N = 820 n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
0–39 years | 400 (26.6) | 329 (40.1) |
40–59 years | 423 (28.1) | 444 (54.2) |
60–79 years | 456 (30.3) | 47 (5.7) |
80 years | 225 (15.0) | 0 (0) |
Sex | ||
Female | 692 (46.0) | 705 (86.0) |
Male | 812 (54.0) | 115 (14.0) |
Race | ||
White | 610 (40.6) | 40 (5.2) |
Black African | 734 (48.9) | 640 (83.4) |
Mixed | 101 (6.7) | 79 (10.3) |
Indian | 56 (3.7) | 8 (1.1) |
Comorbidities | ||
Hypertension | 194 (13.2) | 69 (8.7) |
Diabetes | 64 (4.3) | 28 (3.5) |
Chronic Cardiac Disease | 48 (3.3) | 1 (0.1) |
Asthma/Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 27 (1.8) | 14 (1.8) |
Chronic Renal Disease | 8 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Malignancy | 9 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) |
HIV | 29 (2.0) | 15 (2.0) |
Active Tuberculosis | 0 | 1 (0.1) |
Past tuberculosis | 1 (0.1) | 0 |
Facility type | ||
Substance abuse recovery centre | 241 (16.0) | 150 (18.3) |
Frail care centre | 123 (8.2) | 67 (8.2) |
Old age home | 269 (17.9) | 151 (18.4) |
Psychiatric/Mental | 657 (43.7) | 261 (31.8) |
Retirement village | 241 (14.2) | 150 (23.3) |
Wave period | ||
Pre-wave 1 | 118 (7.9) | 118 (14.4) |
Wave 1 | 811 (53.9) | 448 (54.6) |
Post-wave 1 | 60 (4.0) | 78 (9.5) |
Wave 2 | 241 (16.0) | 121 (14.7) |
Post-wave 2 | 20 (1.3) | 10 (1.2) |
Wave 3 | 254 (16.9) | 45 (5.5) |
Outcome | ||
Recovered | 1366 (88.4) | 816 (93.0) |
Died | 138 (9.3) | 4 (0.5) |