College openings fueled 3,000 COVID-19 cases per day, researchers say
Reopening colleges drove a coronavirus surge of about 3,000 new cases a day in the United States, according to a preliminary study posted Wednesday. Advertisement“No such increase is observed in counties with no colleges, closed colleges or those that opened primarily online,” the study says. Factoring in whether students came from places where disease incidence was high added 1.2 daily cases per 100,000 people. In fact, numerous reports surfaced around the country showing frightening COVID-19 spikes in college towns, often blamed on partying by students. Another is how well specific types of responses mitigated the spread, and whether different local safety measures helped or hurt.
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