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. 2021 Jul 16;70(28):1004–1007. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7028e2

TABLE 2. COVID-19 attack rates among gymnasts, staff members, and household contacts associated with a SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant outbreak at facility A — Oklahoma, April 15–May 3, 2021.

Group Total no. exposed* No. of outbreak cases, attack rate (%)
Overall
194
47 (24.2)
Gymnasts§ and staff members
133
26 (19.5)
Girls
64
13 (20.3)
Girls cohort A
12
0 (—)
Girls cohort B
13
3 (23.1)
Girls cohort C
6
1 (16.7)
Girls cohort D
3
1 (33.3)
Girls cohort E
10
6 (60.0)
Girls cohort F
8
1 (12.5)
Girls cohort G
12
1 (8.3)
Boys
58
10 (17.2)
Boys cohort A
12
0 (—)
Boys cohort B
10
0 (—)
Boys cohort C
6
3 (50.0)
Boys cohort D
1
0 (—)
Boys cohort E
3
1 (33.3)
Boys cohort F
6
3 (50.0)
Boys cohort G
10
3 (30.0)
Boys cohort H
1
0 (—)
Boys cohort I
9
0 (—)
Staff members
11
3 (27.3)
Household contacts 80 42 (52.5)

* Exposed persons were defined as gymnast cohorts and staff members identified as attending facility A, along with any household contacts of outbreak cases.

An outbreak-associated case was defined as 1) identification of the B.1.617.2 variant based on amplicon sequencing in a person with COVID-19 with an epidemiologic link to facility A or 2) having epidemiologic linkage to a B.1.617.2 variant outbreak-associated case and classified as a confirmed or probable case per the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists COVID-19 Interim Case Definition, approved August 5, 2020. https://ndc.services.cdc.gov/case-definitions/coronavirus-disease-2019-2020-08-05/

§ A cohort is a group of gymnasts grouped by skill level and gender of which there were 16 in facility A. Each cohort had a designated practice schedule and had limited interaction with other cohorts within facility A.

Household contacts include both outbreak-associated cases and exposed contacts from 21 of the 26 interviewed households. The remaining five households and outbreak-associated cases lost to follow-up were excluded from these numbers. Secondary cases were not identified in 14 of 21 interviewed households.