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COVID-19 crept from cluster to cluster, weaving a web over Nashville

This story used contact tracing data to identify 50 previously unreported links between COVID-19 cluster sites in an around Nashville. These links unearth a new level of detail about how the virus spread through the city and illustrate better than ever the importance of social distancing and virus precaution.

The story also reveals that Nashville bars clusters, a contentious topic amid the pandemic, were linked to three times as many infections as what was publicly known at the time.

Place:

Third Place

Year:

  • 2020

Category:

  • Public Health (small)

Affiliation:

The Tennessean

Reporter:

Brett Kelman

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