The wedding reception at a small town led to three separate Covid-19 outbreaks that infected 178 people, putting three into the hospital and killing seven more, health investigators reported Thursday. The wedding reception included at least 55 people, more than the 50 people currently allowed at indoor gatherings in Maine. Later, a corrections facility 200 miles away from the wedding reception had a Covid-19 outbreak that infected 82 staff members and residents after a wedding guest went to work at the facility while symptomatic. So far, this one wedding reception has been linked to at least 178 Covid-19 infections, seven hospitalizations, and seven deaths, Maine CDC officials said. This is all to say that the holiday season will likely look different for many, but that difference may be crucial to stopping the spread.

Source: CNN November 12, 2020 22:07 UTC