Church pastor tied to COVID-19 super-spreader events in ArkansasChurch events held between Mar 6 and 11 at an Arkansas church—where the pastor and his wife were positive for COVID-19 and showing symptoms—led to 35 confirmed COVID-19 cases among 92 people (38%) who attended events.
The super-spreading event is described today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).The high attack rate also led to three fatalities among church members.
Case contact with the 35 confirmed cases led to 26 additional cases, and 1 additional death. The age-specific attack rates among persons age 18 years and under, 19–64 years, and over 65 years were 6.3%, 59.4%, and 50.0%, respectively, the authors said.Several church events were held over the 2-day