COVID-19 Outbreak Associated With a Fitness Center-Minnesota, September-November 2020

Tara Suhs; Daniel Gerlach; Jacob Garfin; Alexandra Lorentz; Melanie Firestone; Meaghan Sherden; Katie Hackman; Talor Gray; Samantha Siebman; Haley Wienkes; Kelley Vilen; Xiong Wang; Kathy Como-Sabetti; Richard Danila; Kirk Smith; Carlota Medus

doi:10.1093/cid/ciab653

COVID-19 Outbreak Associated With a Fitness Center-Minnesota, September-November 2020

Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Apr 9;74(7):1265-1267. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab653.

Authors

Tara Suhs¹, Daniel Gerlach¹, Jacob Garfin¹, Alexandra Lorentz^{1

2}, Melanie Firestone^{1

3}, Meaghan Sherden⁴, Katie Hackman⁴, Talor Gray⁴, Samantha Siebman¹, Haley Wienkes¹, Kelley Vilen¹, Xiong Wang¹, Kathy Como-Sabetti¹, Richard Danila¹, Kirk Smith¹, Carlota Medus¹

Affiliations

¹ Minnesota Department of Health, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
² CDC American Public Health Laboratories, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
³ CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
⁴ Olmsted County Public Health Services, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Abstract

The Minnesota Department of Health investigated a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak at a fitness center in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Twenty-three severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections (5 employees and 18 members) were identified. An epidemiological investigation supported by whole genome sequencing demonstrated that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurred at the fitness center despite following recommended prevention strategies.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; cluster analysis; fitness centers; whole genome sequencing.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Disease Outbreaks
Fitness Centers*
Humans
Minnesota / epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2

Grants and funding

U50 CK000371/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States