Mapping of Carver County outbreak unmasks how COVID spreads

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Carver County cases show an alarming “attack rate” by newer form of virus. 

Hannah Friedlander didn’t like what the genomic sequencing was telling her. Two children from one Carver County school not only had COVID-19, but their infections in late January came from the same, more infectious viral variant.

Then came a cluster in a local hockey team, followed by an outbreak at an area child care facility. All were unusual for their high “attack rates,” meaning more people exposed to the virus ended up infected.

And, as it turned out, all were linked. Continue reading.