Reminders and Resources

Reminders and Resources Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) — Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Personnel During Exposures to a Hospitalized Patient — Solano County, California, February 2020 – On February 26, 2020, the first U.S. case of community-acquired coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was confirmed in a patient hospitalized in Solano County, California. Among 121 health care personnel who were exposed to the patient, 43 became symptomatic and were tested for SARS-CoV-2, of whom three had positive test results; all three had unprotected patient contact. For more details on the report visit: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e5.htm Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) — Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12-April 9, 2020 – This MMWR provides data on Health Care Personnel (HCP) who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Among HCP, there have been 9,282 COVID-19 cases reported to CDC. For more details on the report visit: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6915e6.htm Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) - COVID-19 in the United States: Insights from Healthcare Systems - Presenters provided the current impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare systems in the U.S., including key successes and challenges from the hospital response perspective. Listen to the recording here: https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2020/callinfo_041720.asp Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) - Guidance for Certifying Deaths Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Presenters provided an overview of the importance of mortality data, discuss the National Center for Health Statistics publication and the guidance it provides to clinicians who may need to certify a death involving COVID-19, and present a summary of COVID-19 surveillance through the National Vital Statistics System. Listen to the recording here: https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/calls/2020/callinfo_041620.asp