<i>Notes from the Field:</i> Universal Statewide Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nursing Homes — West Virginia, April 21–May 8, 2020
Shannon McBee, Erica D. Thomasson, Melissa A. Scott, Christy L. Reed, Lauren Epstein, Amy Atkins, Catherine C. Slemp
Abstract
This report describes how nursing homes in West Virginia used universal COVID-19 testing of residents and staff members to slow the spread of infections and prevent large outbreaks in this population at higher risk.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Nursing homesWest virginiaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Outbreak2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSkilled Nursing FacilityPopulationUniversal precautionsNursingEnvironmental healthGerontologyFamily medicineMedical emergencyVirologyPathologyGeographyInfectious disease (medical specialty)ArchaeologyDiseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesData-Driven Disease Surveillance