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. 2020 Nov 6;69(44):1631–1634. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6944e1

TABLE 2. Rates of secondary laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections among household members enrolled in a prospective study of SARS-CoV-2 household transmission — Tennessee and Wisconsin, April–September 2020.

Characteristic Laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections/Household members at risk Secondary infection rate
% (95% CI)*
All household members
102/191
53 (46–60)
Nasal swab–positive tests only
89/191
47 (40–54)
RT-PCR–negative at enrollment
48/137
35 (28–43)
Index patient age group, yrs
<12
9/17
53 (31–74)
12–17
11/29
38 (23–56)
18–49
64/116
55 (46–64)
≥50
18/29
62 (44–77)
Index patient sex
Female
66/108
61 (52–70)
Male
36/83
43 (33–54)
Index patient race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic
71/139
51 (43–59)
Other race, non-Hispanic
9/17
53 (31–74)
Hispanic or Latino
22/35
63 (46–77)
Household member age group, yrs
<12
18/32
57 (39–72)
12–17
14/30
47 (30–64)
18–49
54/92
59 (48–68)
≥50
16/37
43 (29–59)
Household member sex
Female
52/103
50 (41–60)
Male
50/88
57 (46–67)
Household member race/ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic
67/127
53 (44–61)
Other race, non-Hispanic
9/24
38 (21–57)
Hispanic or Latino
26/40
65 (50–78)
Household size, no. of persons
2
26/38
68 (53–81)
3
25/41
61 (46–74)
4
18/40
45 (31–60)
≥5 33/72 46 (35–57)

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; RT-PCR = reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.

* Secondary infection rate, and 95% CI, estimated over 7 days of follow-up. Enrolled household members who did not report symptoms at time of illness onset in the index case-patient were considered at risk.