2020
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6943e5
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COVID-19 Outbreak Among a University’s Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams — Chicago, Illinois, July–August 2020

Abstract: On October 27, 2020, this report was posted as an MMWR Early Release on the MMWR website (https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). Data on transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), among college athletes are limited. In August 2020, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) was notified of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among a university's men's and women's soccer teams. CDPH initiated an investigation, interviewed members of both teams, and collated laboratory data to underst… Show more

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“…In one study of young adults hospitalized with COVID-19, 10% required mechanical ventilation and 2.7% died [ 29 ]. In addition, reports have surfaced that otherwise healthy college students have died from COVID-19 [ [30] , [31] , [32] ]. Findings suggest that some youth may need additional education about the risks of COVID-19 to their health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In one study of young adults hospitalized with COVID-19, 10% required mechanical ventilation and 2.7% died [ 29 ]. In addition, reports have surfaced that otherwise healthy college students have died from COVID-19 [ [30] , [31] , [32] ]. Findings suggest that some youth may need additional education about the risks of COVID-19 to their health.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notably, the use of asymptomatic surveillance in higher education(1) and professional (2) and non-professional athletics(3), has become commonplace, but transmission in these settings has also been observed and linked to lapses in implementation of basic infection prevention practices such as masking and physical distancing. (4)(5)(6) Given the considerable interest in asymptomatic surveillance in areas outside of healthcare, the question of the utility of routine screening among healthcare personnel (HCP) in acute care facilities has been raised.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 In a recent epidemiologic investigation of 183 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wanzhou, China, about 76% of transmissions occurred from individuals without symptoms (either asymptomatic or presymptomatic). 5 Numerous transmission events originating from individuals without symptoms have been documented in a variety of locations, such as dinner parties, 6 skilled nursing facilities, 2,7 correctional facilities, 8 sporting events, 9,10 religious ceremonies, 6 and spring break trips. 11 The importance of effective testing strategies to quell transmission from individuals without symptoms is underscored by an outbreak at an overnight camp in Wisconsin 12 where a 9 th grade student developed symptoms the day after arrival, prompting quarantine of 11 close contacts.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%