How a visit to a Pediatric Cardiologist led to 20 new cases of Covid-19+ community spread

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Great article documenting how Covid-19 spread in my area---- this is what I recall from TV news reports, local Philly papers, Montgomery County Health department briefings.

Cardiologist> patients > patients family member > grandparent- employed at prison > prison outbreak. Sixty-four people — 22 inmates and 42 staff — contracted coronavirus at the Delaware County prison,

Cardiologist > police officer who answered EMS call at doctors home>fellow officer etc. Karen

Philadelphia Inquirer

by Lisa Gartner, Updated: April 28, 2020

‘You were exposed’: How an appointment at CHOP led to 20 new cases of coronavirus

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-chop-cardiologist-spread-disease-international-travel-infection-20200428.html

[Guest219794]

An interesting read.

It does a good job putting a real life face on transmission.

[toomuchbaloney]

10 hours ago, NRSKarenRN said:

Great article documenting how Covid-19 spread in my area---- this is what recall from TV news reports, local Philly papers, Montgomery County Health department briefings.

Cardiologist> patients > patients family member > grandparent- employed at prison > prison outbreak. Sixty-four people — 22 inmates and 42 staff — contracted coronavirus at the Delaware County prison,

Cardiologist > police officer who answered EMS call at doctors home>fellow officer etc. Karen

Philadelphia Inquirer

by Lisa Gartner, Updated: April 28, 2020

‘You were exposed’: How an appointment at CHOP led to 20 new cases of coronavirus

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-chop-cardiologist-spread-disease-international-travel-infection-20200428.html

Part of the community outbreak cases in the interior of Alaska were related to care at a stand alone medical and physical therapy office/business. Contact tracing led to identifying and closing that source of infection.