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. 2021 Nov 5;11(11):e051491. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051491

Table 3.

Secondary attack rate among household and non-household contacts of individuals with COVID-19 by type of exposure and symptom status of primary cases, Tamil Nadu, March–May 2020 (N=14 002)

Type of exposure or symptom status of the primary case The secondary attack rate (%) (95% CI) (# cases/# contacts of the case)
Household Community contacts Overall
N=14 002
Congregation 21 (19.0 to 22.9)
(352/1686)
1 (0.6 to 1.5)
(25/2198)
10 (8.8 to 10.7)
(377/3884)
No congregation 6 (5.2 to 7.5)
(112/1788)
1 (1.0 to 1.6)
(110/8330)
2 (1.9 to 2.5)
(222/10118)
N=13 338
Symptomatic 25 (17.6 to 34.1)
(26/104)
2 (1.2 to 3.9)
(11/503)
6 (4.5 to 8.3)
(37/607)
Asymptomatic 12 (10.5 to 12.9)
(341/2930)
1 (1.0 to 1.5)
(123/9801)
4 (3.3 to 4)
(464/12 731)