Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Nursing Homes, Barcelona, Spain, April 2020.
Blanca Borras-Bermejo, Xavier Martínez-Gómez, María Gutierrez San Miguel, Juliana Esperalba, Andrés Antón, Elisabet Martin, Marta Selvi, María José Abadías, Antonio Román, Tomàs Pumarola, Magda Campins, Benito Almirante
During the coronavirus disease pandemic in Spain, from April 10-24, 2020, a total of 5,869 persons were screened for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at nursing homes. Among residents, 768 (23.9%) tested positive; among staff, 403 (15.2%). Of those testing positive, 69.7% of residents and 55.8% of staff were asymptomatic.
