Fun with MA COVID-19 Reporting 24-Apr-2021 Edition (Clusters)

It's been a hot minute, so, let's look again at those clusters shall we?
  • DEAR GOD Tier - As always, because kids don't spread COVID-19, Child Care is the highest spreader among non-living spaces with 96 new clusters causing 324 cases and 160 ongoing clusters found before March 21 causing 130 additional new cases... or overall...
    • Child Care - 256 clusters causing 454 cases.
  • Higher Tier - Colleges & Universities come in next
    • Colleges & Universities - 70 clusters causing 223 cases.
  • High Tier - 
    • K-12 Schools (again, kids don't spread it, right?) - 56 clusters causing 164 cases
    • Organized Athletics & Camps - 60 clusters causing 119 cases
    • Restaurants & Food Courts - 53 clusters causing 99 cases
    • Industrial Settings - 45 clusters causing 92 cases
  • Medium Tier -  
    • Social Gatherings - 37 clusters causing 78 cases
    • Retail & Services - 38 clusters causing 61 cases
    • Other Workplaces - 20 clusters causing 58 cases
  • Medium-Low Tier - 
    • Offices - 18 clusters causing 47 cases
    • Recreation/Cultural - 9 clusters causing 42 cases
    • Other Food Establishments - 13 clusters causing 39 cases
    • Places of Worship - 11 clusters causing 32 cases
  • Low Tier - 
    • Hospitals - 12 clusters causing 16 cases
    • Other - 3 clusters causing 11 cases
    • Travel & Lodging - 2 clusters causing 9 cases
    • Other Healthcare - 7 clusters causing 4 cases

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