Table 7 Impact of closing institutions when >5 infections per 1000 subjects are observed in the community. Estimates are cumulative numbers per 100 inhabitants, unless otherwise specified.
Outcomes | Closing schools (Outbreak, n = 111) | Closing schools and workplaces (Outbreak, n = 101) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Minimum-Maximum | Mean | Minimum-Maximum | |
Infections | ||||
Total | 9.7 | 0.5–19.5 | 1.1 | 0.6–2.1 |
Childrena | 10.3 | 1.6–23.1 | 2.0 | 0.6–3.8 |
Adultsa | 9.9 | 0.6–23.7 | 0.8 | 0.4–1.5 |
Elderlya | 6.1 | 0.3–14.5 | 0.8 | 0.1–3.2 |
Physician visits | 6.4 | 0.6–14.1 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.4 |
Hospital admissions | 0.36 | 0.03–0.9 | 0.04 | 0.0–0.11 |
Deaths | 0.081 | 0–0.3 | 0.009 | 0.0 – 0.04 |
Lost workdaysb | 324 | 80–464 | 1885 | 977–5484 |
Duration of closure (days) | 101 | 13–107 | 27 | 14–78 |