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COVID-19–Associated Hospitalizations Among Health Care Personnel — COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1–May 31, 2020

2020; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 69; Issue: 43 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15585/mmwr.mm6943e3

1545-861X

Anita Kambhampati, Alissa O’Halloran, Michael Whitaker, Shelley S. Magill, Nora Chea, Shua J. Chai, Pam Daily Kirley, Rachel Herlihy, Breanna Kawasaki, James Meek, Kimberly Yousey‐Hindes, Evan J. Anderson, Kyle P. Openo, Maya Monroe, Patricia Ryan, Sue Kim, Libby Reeg, Kathryn Como‐Sabetti, Richard Danila, Sarah Shrum Davis, Salina Torres, Grant Barney, Nancy Spina, Nancy M. Bennett, Christina B. Felsen, Laurie M. Billing, Jessica Shiltz, Melissa Sutton, Nicole West, William Schaffner, H. Keipp Talbot, Ryan Chatelain, Mary Hill, Lynnette Brammer, Alicia M. Fry, Aron J. Hall, Jonathan M. Wortham, Shikha Garg, Lindsay Kim, Nisha B. Alden, Kathy M. Angeles, Mirasol Apostol, David Blythe, Alicia Brooks, Susan Brooks, Sophrena Bushey, Erica Bye, Melissa Christian, Ashley Coates, Elizabeth Dufort, Nancy Eisenberg, Linda Frank, Maria Gaitán, Andrea George, Caroline Habrun, Emily Hancock, Brooke Heidenga, Kareena Hundal, Sarah A. Khanlian, RaeAnne Kurtz, Ruth Lynfield, Tiffanie Markus, Laine McCullough, Seth Meador, Alison Muse, Joelle Nadle, Meaghan Novi, Jake Ortega, Ama Owusu-Dommey, Rachel Park, Alexandra M. Piasecki, Andrea Price, Sherry Quach, Jeremy Roland, María Rosales, Yadira Salazar-Sanchez, Melanie Spencer, Ashley Swain, Michelle W. Wilson,

COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Health care personnel (HCP) can be exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), both within and outside the workplace, increasing their risk for infection. Among 6,760 adults hospitalized during March 1-May 31, 2020, for whom HCP status was determined by the COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET), 5.9% were HCP. Nursing-related occupations (36.3%) represented the largest proportion of HCP hospitalized with COVID-19. Median age of hospitalized HCP was 49 years, and 89.8% had at least one underlying medical condition, of which obesity was most commonly reported (72.5%). A substantial proportion of HCP with COVID-19 had indicators of severe disease: 27.5% were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), 15.8% required invasive mechanical ventilation, and 4.2% died during hospitalization. HCP can have severe COVID-19-associated illness, highlighting the need for continued infection prevention and control in health care settings as well as community mitigation efforts to reduce transmission.