Contact tracing in Maryland

Contact tracing in Maryland

NEW INFORMATION ON*WHERE SOMEPEOPLE WERE EXPOSED TCOVID-19.

TRACKING THE DATA ISPART OF MARYLAND'S COVID LINK"CONTRACT TRACING INITIATIVETO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS.

WMAR 2 NEWS' MARKROPER IS WORKING FROM HOMETHIS MORNING.

MARK -- WHAT ARESOME OF THE PLACES WHEMARYLANDERS HAVE BEEN MOST ATRISK OF CONTRACTING THE VIRUWHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATA ITSHOWS DOING WHAT I'M DOINGRIGHT NOW -- WORKING FROM HOME-- CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ASPEOPLE WHO WORK OUTSIDE OFHOME ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAHALF OF THE CASES SURVEYOVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS.CONTRACT TRACERS REACH OUT TOPEOPLE WHO TEST POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 AND TALK WITH THEMABOUT WHERE THEY'VE BEEN ANDWHO THEY'VE BEEN IN CONTACTWITH DURING THE TWO- WEEK TIMETHEY MAY HAVE BEEN INFECTIOUS.AND A LOOK AT THE HIGH RISKLOCATIONS SHOWS OUT OF ABOUT18- THOUSAND PEOPLE WHRESPONDED TO CONTRACT TRACERSBETWEEN JULY 10TH ANDSEPTEMBER 19TH -- MORE THANHALF REPORTED GOING TO WORK.ABOUT 35 PERCENT REPORTEDSHOPPING INDOORS.

AND ABOUT 20PERCENT REPORTED GOING TO ABAR OR EATING INDOORS AT ARESTAURANT.

SO GOING TO WORKOUTSIDE THE HOME -- SHOPPIINDOOR RETAIL AND DINING ORDRINKING AT INDOOR BARS ANDRESTAURANTS MADE UP THE TOPTHREE HIGH RISK LOCATIONS.

ASFAR AS WHAT MADE THE BOTTOMTHREE HIGH RISK LOCATIONS --THE DATA SHOWS THE LOWESTNUMBERS CAME FROM PEOPLE GOINGTO CHURCH -- TAKING PART ININDOOR RECREATION -- ANDVISITING CASINOS.

GOING TO THEGYM HAS BEEN A CONCERN FORSOME BUT OUT OF 18-THOUSANDRESPONSES -- ABOUT 7 PERCENTREPORTED GOING TO A GYM.

BUTAS FAR AS THE HIGHEST NUMBEROF REPORTED CASES COMING FROMPEOPLE WHO WENT TO WORKOUTSIDE THE HOME -- MANYPEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE OPTIONOF WORKING FROM HOME.

ANDYOU'LL SEE TOPPING THE LISTWITH ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF THEPEOPLE WHO RESPONDED TOCONTRACT TRACERS WHO WENT TOWORK ARE HEALTH CARE WORKERSABOUT 20 PERCENT ARE WAREHOUWORKERS OR OTHER NON-PUBLICJOBS WHERE PEOPLE WORK INCLOSE QUARTERS.

WHILE PEOPLEWHO WORK IN CHILDCARE -- ORBARBERSHOPS AND HAIR SALONSFELL AT THE BOTTOM OF THELIST.

MANY OF US DON'T LIKE TOANSWER THE PHONE IF WE DON'TRECOGNIZE THE NUMBER BUT WHENYOU GET A CALL FROM A CONTRACTTRACER THE CALLER ID WILL SHOWM-D COVID.

MARK ROPER WMAR 2NEWSFALL IS HERE.

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