Guidance

COVID-19: epidemiological definitions of outbreaks and clusters

Description of the criteria used to define the beginning and end of an outbreak or a cluster in particular settings.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 7 August 2020

This publication was withdrawn on 1 April 2022

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[Withdrawn] COVID-19: epidemiological definitions of outbreaks and clusters in particular settings

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This guidance provides nationally agreed epidemiological definitions for coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks and clusters in particular settings. The definitions are to inform local alerts and action and to provide consistency.

Published 7 August 2020