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. 2020 Dec 8;21(3):344–353. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30882-3

Table 2.

Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 case rates among students and staff in educational settings in England, June 1–July 17, 2020

Numbers attending per day
Number of cases
Confirmed case rates per 100 000 individuals per day (95% CI)
Minimum Maximum Median (IQR) Single case Coprimary cases Outbreak Single case Coprimary cases Outbreak Total
Students
Early years 108 000 417 000 265 000 (207 000–366 500) 15 6 28 5·7 (3·2–9·3) 2·3 (0·83–4·9) 11 (7·0–15) 18 (14–24)
Primary 195 000 830 000 680 000 (447 500–755 700) 21 8 12 3·1 (1·9–4·7) 1·2 (0·51–2·3) 1·8 (0·91–3·1) 6·0 (4·3–8·2)
Secondary 78 000 126 000 103 000 (91 000–118 000) 4 0 3 3·9 (1·1–9·9) 0 2·9 (0·60–8·5) 6·8 (2·7–14)
Staff members
Primary and secondary schools* 369 000 681 000 593 000 (479 500–647 500) 50 0 112 8·4 (6·3–11) 0 19 (16–23) 27 (23–32)

Case rates are given to two significant figures. For students, confirmed case rates are calculated for early years settings, for primary school students in years 1 and 6, and for secondary school students in years 10 and 12 (by age). For staff, confirmed case rates are calculated for primary and secondary schools in aggregate only (excluding early years settings). SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

*

Includes teachers (median 245 000 [IQR 201 000–271 500]) and non-teaching staff including teaching assistants (median 348 000 [278 500–376 000]).