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. 2022 Aug 12:ciac644. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac644

Estimating the period prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the Omicron (BA.1) surge in New York City (NYC), January 1-March 16, 2022

Saba A Qasmieh 1,2,, McKaylee M Robertson 3,4, Chloe A Teasdale 5,6, Sarah G Kulkarni 7, Denis Nash 8,9
PMCID: PMC9384757  PMID: 35959571

Abstract

In a population-based survey of NYC adults, we assessed positive SARS-CoV-2 tests (including via exclusive at-home testing) and possible cases among untested respondents. An estimated 27.4% (95%CI: 22.8%-32.0%) or 1.8 million adults (95%CI: 1.6-2.1 million) had SARS-CoV-2 infection between January 1 and March 16, 2022.

Keywords: surveillance, prevalence, at-home rapid SARS-CoV-2 tests, population-based surveys

Contributor Information

Saba A Qasmieh, Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH), City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA.

McKaylee M Robertson, Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH), City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA.

Chloe A Teasdale, Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH), City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA.

Sarah G Kulkarni, Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH), City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA.

Denis Nash, Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH), City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York (CUNY); 55 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA.

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