Table 2 Characteristics of quarantined, recovered COVID-19 cases due to household re-exposure within 11–28 days, June-December 2020, England

Private residential dwelling

Age (years)

0–16

199,912

7,840

3.9

1.18 (1.15–1.21)

1.08 (1.05–1.11)

< 0.001

17–24

240,659

9,025

3.8

1.13 (1.10–1.15)

1.19 (1.16–1.22)

< 0.001

25–64

1,041,239

34,773

3.3

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

≥ 65

158,922

4,049

2.5

0.76 (0.73–0.78)

0.83 (0.80–0.86)

< 0.001

Sex

Male

758,122

26,589

3.5

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

Female

878,161

28,908

3.3

0.94 (0.92–0.95)

0.95 (0.93–0.96)

< 0.001

Ethnicity

White British

1,108,042

30,663

2.8

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

African

38,124

1,631

4.3

1.57 (1.49–1.65)

1.43 (1.36–1.51)

< 0.001

Any other Asian background

41,591

2,309

5.6

1.98 (1.98–2.16)

1.81 (1.73–1.89)

< 0.001

Any other Black background

7,156

268

3.7

1.37 (1.21–1.55)

1.23 (1.09–1.39)

0.001

Any other ethnic group

29,875

1,433

4.8

1.77 (1.68–1.87)

1.59 (1.50–1.68)

< 0.001

Any other Mixed background

13,620

531

3.9

1.43 (1.31–1.56)

1.26 (1.15–1.38)

< 0.001

Any other White background

105,755

3,734

3.5

1.29 (1.24–1.33)

1.18 (1.14–1.22)

< 0.001

Bangladeshi

31,410

2,110

6.7

2.53 (2.42–2.65)

2.20 (2.10–2.31)

< 0.001

Caribbean

16,844

578

3.4

1.25 (1.15–1.36)

1.08 (0.99–1.18)

0.07

Chinese

5,195

190

3.7

1.33 (1.15–1.54)

1.19 (1.03–1.38)

0.02

Indian

80,372

4,468

5.6

2.07 (2.00–2.14)

1.87 (1.81–1.93)

< 0.001

White Irish

10,103

303

3.0

1.09 (0.97–1.22)

1.01 (0.90–1.13)

0.86

Pakistani

89,995

5,174

5.7

2.14 (2.08–2.21)

2.15 (2.08–2.22)

< 0.001

White and Asian

8,975

316

3.5

1.28 (1.15–1.44)

1.13 (1.01–1.26)

0.04

White and Black African

4,637

167

3.6

1.31 (1.12–1.53)

1.15 (0.99–1.35)

0.08

White and Black Caribbean

10,661

325

3.0

1.10 (0.99–1.23)

1.01 (0.90–1.13)

0.91

Public Health England centre

London

305,713

14,837

4.9

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

East Midlands

138,618

3,804

2.7

0.55 (0.53–0.57)

0.65 (0.62–0.67)

< 0.001

East of England

161,192

6,199

3.8

0.78 (0.76–0.81)

0.82 (0.79–0.84)

< 0.001

North East

92,053

2,345

2.5

0.51 (0.49–0.54)

0.68 (0.65–0.71)

< 0.001

North West

278,947

7,661

2.7

0.55 (0.54–0.57)

0.68 (0.66–0.70)

< 0.001

South East

208,658

7,821

3.7

0.76 (0.74–0.79)

0.83 (0.80–0.85)

< 0.001

South West

84,180

2,238

2.7

0.54 (0.51–0.56)

0.67 (0.64–0.70)

< 0.001

West Midlands

176,249

5,665

3.2

0.65 (0.63–0.67)

0.69 (0.67–0.71)

< 0.001

Yorkshire and Humber

194,946

5,130

2.6

0.53 (0.51–0.55)

0.64 (0.61–0.66)

< 0.001

Index of Multiple Deprivation decile

1 (most deprived)

201,088

6,495

3.2

1.01 (0.97–1.05)

1.13 (1.09–1.19)

< 0.001

2

196,151

6,978

3.6

1.12 (1.08–1.16)

1.11 (1.07–1.16)

< 0.001

3

189,439

7,012

3.7

1.17 (1.12–1.21)

1.11 (1.07–1.16)

< 0.001

4

172,063

6,228

3.6

1.14 (1.09–1.19)

1.10 (1.05–1.15)

< 0.001

5

161,895

5,702

3.5

1.11 (1.06–1.15)

1.08 (1.04–1.13)

< 0.001

6

151,579

5,112

3.4

1.06 (1.02–1.10)

1.05 (1.00–1.09)

0.04

7

148,944

4,898

3.3

1.03 (0.99–1.08)

1.04 (1.00–1.09)

0.05

8

148,720

4,617

3.1

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

0.99 (0.95–1.04)

0.72

9

142,870

4,597

3.2

1.00 (0.97–1.05)

1.02 (0.97–1.06)

0.44

10 (least deprived)

127,695

4,073

3.2

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

Housing type

Terraced

545,497

20,157

3.7

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

Semi-detached

510,911

17,119

3.4

0.90 (0.88–0.92)

1.04 (1.02–1.07)

< 0.001

Detached

314,541

10,649

3.4

0.91 (0.89–0.94)

1.13 (1.10–1.16)

< 0.001

Flats

223,903

5,876

2.6

0.70 (0.68–0.72)

0.59 (0.57–0.61)

< 0.001

Time period

Eased restrictions (29th June to 4th November 2020)

610,426

15,965

2.6

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

National lockdown (5th November to 2nd December 2020)

424,246

11,917

2.8

1.08 (1.05–1.10)

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

< 0.001

Regional lockdowns (3rd to 28th December 2020)

606,740

27,844

4.6

1.79 (1.76–1.83)

1.64 (1.61–1.68)

< 0.001

Houses of multiple occupancy

Age (years)

0–16

328

16

4.9

1.03 (0.61–1.74)

1.11 (1.08–1.13)

< 0.001

17–24

5,955

259

4.3

0.91 (0.75–1.11)

1.21 (1.18–1.24)

< 0.001

25–64

3,685

175

4.7

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

≥ 65

165

3

1.8

0.37 (0.12–1.18)

0.83 (0.80–0.86)

< 0.001

Sex

Male

4,782

207

4.3

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

Female

5,312

244

4.6

1.06 (0.88–1.29)

0.95 (0.93–0.96)

< 0.001

Ethnicity

White British

6,901

289

4.2

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

Asian or Asian British

1,360

67

4.9

1.19 (0.90–1.56)

1.97 (1.93–2.01)

< 0.001

Black or Black British

558

29

5.2

1.25 (0.85–1.86)

1.22 (1.17–1.28)

< 0.001

Mixed or Mixed British

373

10

2.7

0.63 (0.33–1.19)

1.09 (1.03–1.15)

0.004

Any Other ethnicity

277

18

6.5

1.59 (0.97–2.60)

1.49 (1.41–1.58)

< 0.001

Public Health England centre

London

1,760

99

5.6

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

East Midlands

938

37

3.9

0.69 (0.47–1.01)

0.74 (0.71–0.77)

< 0.001

East of England

643

43

6.7

1.20 (0.83–1.74)

0.91 (0.89–0.94)

< 0.001

North East

96

1

1.0

0.18 (0.02–1.28)

0.77 (0.74–0.81)

< 0.001

North West

1,601

64

4.0

0.70 (0.51–0.96)

0.79 (0.76–0.81)

< 0.001

South East

1,348

53

3.9

0.69 (0.49–0.97)

0.91 (0.88–0.94)

< 0.001

South West

1,174

58

4.9

0.87 (0.63–1.22)

0.75 (0.71–0.78)

< 0.001

West Midlands

843

37

4.4

0.77 (0.52–1.13)

0.80 (0.77–0.83)

< 0.001

Yorkshire and Humber

1,717

61

3.6

0.62 (0.45–0.86)

0.74 (0.72–0.77)

< 0.001

Index of Multiple Deprivation decile

1 (most deprived)

708

25

3.5

0.79 (0.42–1.51)

-

-

2

926

55

5.9

1.37 (0.77–2.42)

-

-

3

1,718

79

4.6

1.05 (0.60–1.81)

-

-

4

1,407

72

5.1

1.17 (0.67–2.04)

-

-

5

1,363

52

3.8

0.86 (0.49–1.53)

-

-

6

1,360

54

4.0

0.90 (0.51–1.59)

-

-

7

905

38

4.2

0.95 (0.52–1.73)

-

-

8

810

36

4.4

1.01 (0.55–1.84)

-

-

9

547

25

4.6

1.04 (0.55–1.97)

-

-

10 (least deprived)

363

16

4.4

1.00 (reference)

-

-

Time period

Eased restrictions (29th June to 4th November 2020)

5,453

222

4.1

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

-

National lockdown (5th November to 2 December 2020)

2,212

86

3.9

0.95 (0.74–1.23)

1.06 (1.03–1.08)

< 0.001

Regional lockdowns (3 December to 28 December 2020)

2,473

145

5.9

1.47 (1.18–1.82)

1.63 (1.60–1.67)

< 0.001