A new study highlights the astonishing role played by 'super-spreaders' in the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Super-spreading is a phenomenon in which certain individuals disproportionately infect a large number of people.
Several super-spreader events have been recorded across the country since the start of the pandemic.
According to UPI, roughly 20% of all COVID-19 infections in Georgia during the early stages of the outbreak were directly linked with 2% of the cases.
The researchers say the findings indicate that super-spreading of the virus was widespread in the state, particularly in rural areas.
Super-spreading can contribute to explosions of transmission, even when we are seeing the numbers of new cases declining.
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Prof. Max Lau Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University