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Volume 27, Number 11—November 2021
Dispatch

Association of Shared Living Spaces and COVID-19 in University Students, Wisconsin, USA, 2020

John Paul BigouetteComments to Author , Laura Ford, Hannah E. Segaloff, Kimberly Langolf, Juliana Kahrs, Tara Zochert, Jacqueline E. Tate, Douglas Gieryn, Hannah L. Kirking, Ryan P. Westergaard, and Marie E. Killerby
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (J.P. Bigouette, L. Ford, H.E. Segaloff, J.E. Tate, H.L. Kirking, M.E. Killerby); Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (H.E. Segaloff, R.P. Westergaard); University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA (K. Langolf, J. Kahrs, T. Zochert); Winnebago County Health Department, Oshkosh (D. Gieryn)

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Figure 1

Epidemic curves of daily coronavirus disease cases in each of 8 dormitories (A–H) and overall (I) for a total of 528 cases at a university in Wisconsin, USA, September 2–December 19, 2020. Vertical dotted lines indicate the change in testing requirement from biweekly to weekly. On-campus students returning after the Thanksgiving break (November 25–29, 2020; vertical dashed lines) were required to test before leaving campus and twice >48 hours apart upon returning to campus. Dorms A, B, F, and G house first-year students. Dorm D is made up of suites of 4 single- or 2 double-occupancy bedrooms with a shared bathroom, common area, and kitchen.

Figure 1. Epidemic curves of daily coronavirus disease cases in each of 8 dormitories (A–H) and overall (I) for a total of 528 cases at a university in Wisconsin, USA, September 2–December 19, 2020. Vertical dotted lines indicate the change in testing requirement from biweekly to weekly. On-campus students returning after the Thanksgiving break (November 25–29, 2020; vertical dashed lines) were required to test before leaving campus and twice >48 hours apart upon returning to campus. Dorms A, B, F, and G house first-year students. Dorm D is made up of suites of 4 single- or 2 double-occupancy bedrooms with a shared bathroom, common area, and kitchen.

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