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Understanding children's role in transmission of COVID-19 is critically important as communities struggle with how best to reopen schools and childcare programs. The Rhode Island Department of Public Health investigated all COVID-19 cases associated with licensed home- and center-based childcare programs approved to reopen on June 1. Centers reopened with mandated reduced enrollment, cohorting of children and staff, symptom tracking, universal masking by staff, and enhanced cleaning procedures.
Among the findings:
From June 1 to July 31, 52 cases (33 confirmed, 19 probable) were identified at the 666 centers, which had capacity for roughly 19,000 children.
58% of cases were in children and 42% in adults; of the 22 adults, 20 were teachers and …