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Top 10: Massachusetts Places With The Most and Least
Covid-
19 Clusters
In Massachusetts, home is the most likely place where COVID-19 will cluster. According to state data tracking COVID-19 clusters, there are by far more new clusters in Massachusetts residences than anywhere else in the state. As of Dec. 31, there were almost 20,000 new at-home COVID-19 clusters. A COVID-19 cluster is when two or more people, who have connections in time and place, catch COVID-19 within a 14-day period. The period for which the data was collected is Nov. 29-Dec. 26, 2020. The next Massachusetts place with the most new COVID-19 clusters are childcare settings - there are curr…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Dinner Parties, Other Casual Gatherings Cited As Fueling Surge Of Cases
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, scientists are cautioning that casual gatherings of friends and families in recent weeks may be the leading cause of the recent record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. After “flattening” the COVID-19 curve over the summer, states across the country have seen a surge in new cases as some have grown lax in socially distancing and wearing masks, particularly when in the company of close friends and family at gatherings such as dinner parties, game nights, or sleepovers. At the outset of the pandemic, most of the clusters were li…
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