Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreaks at 2 Construction Sites-New York City, October-November 2020

Dena Bushman; Jency Sekaran; Nancy Jeffery; Caroline Rath; Joel Ackelsberg; Don Weiss; Winfred Wu; Katherine Van Oss; Kolthida Johnston; Jamie Huang; Umaima Khatun; Tara Sheikh; Jennie Sutcliff; Benjamin Tsoi

doi:10.1093/cid/ciab312

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreaks at 2 Construction Sites-New York City, October-November 2020

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(Suppl 1):S81-S83. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab312.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Incident Command System Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, USA.
² Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Incident Command System Reopening Task Force, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, USA.

Abstract

During 23 October-16 November 2020, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigated coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks at 2 construction sites. Challenges in adhering to the New York State Department of Health "Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Construction" were reported. To minimize outbreaks, jurisdictions should increase tailored outreach to the construction industry, emphasizing infection prevention.

Keywords: COVID-19; New York City; SARS-CoV-2; construction.

Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2021.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Mental Health
New York City / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2