Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at Two Family Gatherings — Chicago, Illinois, February–March 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Ghinai, Isaac ; Woods, Susan ; Ritger, Kathleen A. ; McPherson, Tristan D. ; Black, Stephanie R. ; Sparrow, Laura ; Fricchione, Marielle J. ; Kerins, Janna L. ; Pacilli, Massimo ; Ruestow, Peter S. ; Arwady, M. Allison ; Beavers, Suzanne F. ; Payne, Daniel C. ; Kirking, Hannah L. ; Layden, Jennifer E.
• Description:
  SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that causes coronaVirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread rapidly around the world since it was first recognized in late 2019. Most early reports of person-to-person SARS-CoV-2 Transmission have been among household contacts, where the secondary attack rate has been estimated to exceed 10% (1), in health care facilities (2), and in congregate settings (3). However, widespread community Transmission, as is currently being observed in the United States, requires more expansive Transmission events between nonhousehold contacts. In February and March 2020, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigated a large, multifamily cluster of COVID-19. Patients with confirmed COVID-19 and their close contacts were interviewed to better understand nonhousehold, community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2. This report describes the cluster of 16 cases of confirmed or probable COVID-19, including three deaths, likely resulting from Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at two family gatherings (a funeral and a birthday party). These data support current CDC social distancing recommendations intended to reduce SARS-CoV-2 Transmission. U.S residents should follow stay-at-home orders when required by state or local authorities.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over BetacoronaVirus Child Child, Preschool Cluster Analysis Community-Acquired Infections CoronaVirus Infections COVID-19 Family Full Report Humans Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral SARS-CoV-2 Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(15):446-450
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  32298246
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7755060
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Chicago, IL
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  15
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f10b6758f2f5b61ab9afa366236e46f98cc584ed2159384e9e05e68cc39c39894532e9ea2f928e0527a9fb9c65e5de624320e64d4e6cff8e21a563878dca6a17
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/100090/cdc_100090_DS1.pdf
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