COVID-19 cases, Jerusalem, February–June 2020 (n = 5,519)

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The school's outbreak resulted in an additional 87 confirmed COVID-19 cases among contacts of the students and staff. This outbreak resulted in an age distribution analysis before and after schools' reopening. The analysis found schoolchildren 10-19 years old composed 19.8% of cases during weeks 9-21, increasing to 40.9% in weeks 22-25.

Jerusalem COVID-19 Case Distribution by Age

Stein-Zamir Chen , Abramson Nitza , Shoob Hanna , Libal Erez , Bitan Menachem , Cardash Tanya , Cayam Refael , Miskin Ian . A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools’ reopening, Israel, May 2020. Euro Surveill. 2020;25(29):pii=2001352. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.29.2001352

A large COVID-19 outbreak in a high school 10 days after schools’ reopening, Israel, May 2020

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Age distribution of COVID-19 cases, Israel, May 2020 (n = 18,448)
- Figure 3 shows a prominence of school-aged children in Jerusalem in comparison to the rest of the country

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