What does community spread mean?

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What does community spread mean?

Community spread defines the spread of an illness from an unknown source. In the case of the novel coronavirus, when someone becomes ill and had no known contact with a sick individual or someone who recently traveled outside of the country, it is deemed a case of community spread.

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Answered by AT

April 1, 2020

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