147 coronavirus cases and 3 deaths linked to a single indoor wedding

[Jacob Siegal]

• Nearly 150 positive coronavirus cases have now been traced back to an indoor wedding in Maine.
• 65 people gathered for a wedding in early August, and in the weeks since the wedding, dozens of people have tested positive, with outbreaks at a jail and a nursing home.
• Three people have died after coming in contact with wedding guests and their connections.

The novel coronavirus isn't nearly as mysterious now as it was six months ago. Wear a mask, wash your hands, and keep your distance from others, and your chances of becoming infected drop precipitously. The riskiest activities, and the ones which frequently result in people getting sick, all seem to take place indoors, where they are exposed to one another for extended periods of time. And yet, tragic stories of "superspreader" incidents keep making the news week after week, with the latest taking place in Maine at a wedding that has been linked to three deaths.

A month ago, 65 people attended a wedding at Big Moose Inn in Millinocket, Maine. Within 10 days of the August 7th reception, Millinocket Regional Hospital reported that "a significant COVID-19 outbreak" was taking place in the town, as 28 positive cases had been linked back to the event. That number has been rising ever since, and on August 21st, the hospital reported the first casualty from the cases connected to the wedding.

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