MADISON, Wis. – Researchers who took part in a study analyzing the outbreak of COVID-19 cases on UW-Madison’s campus during the fall of 2020 say it’s remarkable cases did not spread further into the community.
The study, led by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shows UW’s decision to enforce a two-week lockdown on two of its largest residence halls in September was the strongest contributing factor to isolating the cases to campus.
“It was kind of surprising to see, because there was everything – the situation was just kind of right for it to go wrong,” said Gage Moreno, a graduate student at UW whose research contributed to the study. “I think there was just a big element of luck. It’s really hard to pinpoint exactly what went right in terms of why it didn’t spread over into the community.”
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No evidence of COVID-19 spread to local community after UW–Madison residence hall outbreak
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