Skip to main content

Table 2 Descriptive statistics of outbreak characteristics by setting type, January 1 to December 31, 2021

From: Risk factors associated with the intensity of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canadian community settings: a retrospective analysis of outbreak-level surveillance data

Setting

Outbreaks

Outbreak cases

Outbreak

size

(cases/

outbreak)

Outbreak duration

(days)

Outbreak intensity (cases/day)

Number of people at risk (people)

Median age of outbreak cases (years)

Proportion of population at risk with at least 1 dose (%)

Number (%)

Mean (95% CI)

Acute care

842

(4.4)

8,945

(5.2)

10.6

(9.9,11.3)

15.2

(14.3, 16.1)

0.91

(0.85, 0.96)

118

(98.8, 138.1)

58.8

(57.5, 60.0)

43.4

(40.5, 46.2)

Childcare

2,731 (14.4)

14,779 (8.6)

5.4

(5.2, 5.6)

9.0

(8.7, 9.3)

0.84

(0.81, 0.87)

63

(60.5, 64.7)

10.6

(10.1, 11.0)

8.8

(7.8, 9.7)

Correctional facility

117

(0.6)

3,467

(2.0)

29.6

(22.6, 36.7)

20.6

(17.7, 23.5)

1.47

(1.19, 1.75)

148

(129.5, 167.0)

36.4

(35.1, 37.7)

38.1

(31.2, 45.0)

Industrial/ agricultural

4,929 (25.9)

34,302 (20.1)

7.0

(6.6, 7.3)

10.6

(10.3, 11.0)

0.81

(0.79, 0.83)

149

(141.9, 156.3)

41.3

(41.0, 41.6)

27.6

(26.7, 28.6)

Long-term care facility

1,120

(5.9)

30,584 (17.9)

27.3

(25.2, 29.4)

25.4

(24.0, 26.8)

1.09

(1.01, 1.17)

234

(223.6, 244.5)

57.8

(56.8, 58.8)

54.8

(52.3, 57.2)

School

7,125 (37.5)

50,230 (29.4)

7.1

(6.8, 7.3)

12.7

(12.3, 13.0)

0.77

(0.76, 0.79)

383

(375.4, 390.6)

12.2

(12.0, 12.4)

8.2

(7.7, 8.8)

Retirement residence/ assisted living

1,695

(8.9)

24,287 (14.2)

14.3

(13.4, 15.2)

19.0

(18.1, 19.8)

0.93

(0.87, 1.00)

109

(104.5, 113.5)

58.6

(57.6, 59.6)

50.8

(48.9, 52.8)

Other congregate living

446

(2.3)

4,452

(2.6)

10.0

(8.8, 11.2)

16.7

(14.9, 18.4)

0.76

(0.70, 0.83)

87

(79.4, 93.8)

39.6

(38.3, 41.0)

40.9

(37.2, 44.7)

Overall

19,005

171,046

9.0

(8.8, 9.2)

13.2

(13.0, 13.4)

0.84

(0.82, 0.85)

223

(218.9, 227.0)

29.2

(28.9, 29.5)

22.4

(21.9, 22.9)

  1. Legend: Bolded text highlights the outcome