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. 2021 Feb 28;214(4):190–191.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50934
Setting and age of first case Total number of events Additional cases identified Proportion resulting in an outbreak (95% CI) P
No Yes
Childcare 0.005
Child 0–5 years 54 47 7 13.0% (5.4–24.9%)
Adult ≥ 19 years 52 33 19 36.5% (23.6–51.0%)
School 0.716
Child 6–12 years 55 38 17 30.9% (19.1–44.8%)
Adolescent 13–15 years 22 13 9 40.9% (20.7–63.6%)
Adolescent 16–18 years 75 45 30 40.0% (28.9–52.0%)
Adult ≥ 19 years 65 40 25 38.5% (26.7–51.4%)

P values are for χ2 test. Data are sourced from the report into coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in Victorian childcare centres and schools. 16 Confidence intervals (CIs) and P values were calculated by the author. Testing was initially restricted to symptomatic persons. In addition, some close contacts may not have been tested. As such, transmission may be underestimated. 16