Contact tracing shows improvement; fully vaccinated not told to quarantine
February 19, 2021 6:35 PM Madalyn O Neill
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MADISON, Wis. – An ever-changing number that plays a role in allowing Dane County to loosen restrictions is trending in the right direction.
Public Health Madison & Dane County tracks what percent of COVID-19 positive cases are contacted by public health within 48 hours of the test being collected. That started at a high of 89.4% in late May, before ranging between about 42% and 83% through the beginning of September. It then began a steady drop, falling to its lowest point at 15% in November.
PHMDC Contact Tracer Anne Morgan Giroux said that number is now back up to 77% rising above 70% last week for the first time since early September.