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. 2020 Apr 16;25(15):2000448. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.15.2000448

Table. Potential number of coronavirus disease (of COVID-19) deaths in institutions for dependent elderly people, by proportion of infected institutions and final attack rate among residents, France, March 2020 (n = 766,400 residents).

Attack rate among residents Percentage of infected institutions
30% 40% 50%
n 95% CI n 95% CI n 95% CI
30% 8,682 7,283–10,283 11,576 9,710–13,711 14,470 12,138–17,138
40% 11,576 9,710–13,711 15,435 12,947–18,281 19,294 16,184–22,851
50% 14,470 12,138–17,138 19,294 16,184–22,851 24,117 20,230–28,564

CI: confidence interval.

Age distribution of residents, based on 40 “Habitat et Humanisme” institutions: 60–69 years: 2.85%; 70–79 years: 11.5%; ≥ 80 years: 85.7% (personal communication: Emile Hobeika, March 2020).

We used the age-stratified case fatality ratios and their 95% CI from [2].