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. 2020 Jul 2;20(11):1273–1280. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30527-2

Table.

Descriptive characteristics of 96 health-care workers testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 RNA at three hospitals in the south of the Netherlands in March, 2020

Health-care workers (n=96)
Sex
Male 16 (17%)
Female 80 (83%)
Age, years 49 (22–66)
Residence
Breda 11 (11%)
Prinsenbeek 11 (11%)
Tilburg 24 (25%)
Other city 50 (52%)
Department
Medical 76 (79%)
Staff without direct patient contact 20 (21%)
Foreign travel, 14 days before onset of symptoms 10 (10%)
Northern Italy 3 (3%)
Austria 3 (3%)
UK 1 (1%)
Spain 1 (1%)
Portugal 1 (1%)
Switzerland 1 (1%)
Attendance at carnival with 50 people or more, 14 days before onset of symptoms 60 (63%)
Breda 7 (7%)
Prinsenbeek 11 (11%)
Tilburg 20 (21%)
Other city 22 (23%)
Attendance at other event with 50 people or more, 14 days before onset of symptoms 31 (32%)
Close contact with individual with confirmed COVID-19, 14 days before onset of symptoms 31 (32%)
Patient 3 (3%)
Colleague 18 (19%)
Household member 1 (1%)
Other, outside hospital 9 (9%)

Data are n (%) or median (range).