Amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, new state data indicate that dozens of clusters in the past month have been identified in child care settings, nursing homes, senior living centers, restaurants and food courts, and from organized athletic activities.
Yet many of these clusters — identified as two or more confirmed cases with a common exposure — resulted in a relatively small percentage of the roughly 20,000 new confirmed cases for that period.
By far the largest number of clusters counted by Massachusetts are from households, defined as a shared residence of people who are not identified with another cluster. And contact tracers were not necessarily able to learn whether those infections were linked to workplaces, social gatherings or other activities.
Read the full story on BostonGlobe.com.
Related:
– Boston Mayor Marty Walsh unveils effort to encourage people to get tested for coronavirus
– Boston officials urge more residents to get COVID-19 tests. Experts say that message applies to the whole state
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