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. 2022 Oct 10;10(11):1074–1085. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00267-3

Table 2.

Number of PCR-positive participants (secondary cases), their contacts (secondary contacts), and number of tertiary cases identified in NHSTT records

Self-isolation group DCT group Total
Number of PCR-positive cases among study participants (secondary cases) 2364 2330 4694
Number of PCR-positive cases among study participants (secondary cases) identified in NHSTT 2390 2358 4748
Number of secondary cases with NHSTT secondary contacts 1953 1862 3815
Number of secondary cases with NHSTT household secondary contacts 1927 1823 3750
Number of secondary cases with NHSTT non-household secondary contacts 214 233 447
Number of secondary contacts 5219 5191 10 410
Number of household secondary contacts 4651 4545 9196
Number of non-household secondary contacts 568 646 1214
Number of tertiary cases 393 325 718
Number of tertiary cases from household contacts 373 306 679
Number of tertiary cases from non-household contacts 20 19 39
Number of secondary contacts per participant case (all cases) 2·2 2·2 2·2
Number of secondary contacts per participant case (cases with contacts) 2·7 2·8 2·7
Number of household secondary contacts per participant case (all cases) 2·0 1·9 1·9
Number of household secondary contacts per participant case (cases with household contacts) 2·4 2·5 2·5
Number of non-household secondary contacts per participant case (all cases) 0·2 0·3 0·3
Number of non-household secondary contacts per participant case (cases with non-household secondary contacts) 2·7 2·8 2·7
Number of tertiary cases per NHSTT secondary case 0·2 0·1 0·2
Number of tertiary cases per secondary case via household secondary contact 0·2 0·1 0·1
Number of tertiary cases per secondary case via non-household secondary contact 0·01 0·01 0·01

Where a case had multiple records, all were included. DCT=daily contact testing. NHSTT=NHS Test and Trace.