Where Americans Gathered, the Virus Followed
Month by month, new virus clusters have emerged. From church services, college parties, business meetings and more. Some drew public attention. Others went largely unnoticed.
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Reporting by Mitch Smith, Brandon Dupré, Julia Calderone, Adeel Hassan, Danya Issawi, Danielle Ivory, Alex Lemonides, Kirk Semple, Timothy Williams, Karen Yourish, Jordan Allen, Jeff Arnold, Samone Blair, Elisha Brown, Maddie Burakoff, Alyssa Burr, Christopher Calabrese, Sarah Cahalan, Zak Cassel, Robert Chiarito, Izzy Colón, Matt Craig, Yves De Jesus, Brendon Derr, Timmy Facciola, Bianca Fortis, Matt Furber, Grace Gorenflo, Rebecca Griesbach, Benjamin Guggenheim, Lauryn Higgins, Jake Holland, Ann Hinga Klein, Jacob LaGesse, Alex Lim, Patricia Mazzei, Miles McKinley, K.B. Mensah, Sarah Mervosh, Lauren Messman, Andrea Michelson, Jaylynn Moffat-Mowatt, Paul Moon, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Anahad O’Connor, Ashlyn O’Hara, Cierra S. Queen, Savannah Redl, Thomas Rivas, Frances Robles, Natasha Rodriguez, Alison Saldanha, Alex Schwartz, Emily Schwing, Libby Seline, Sarena Snider, Brandon Thorp, Alex Traub, Maura Turcotte, Tracey Tully, Kristine White and John Yoon.
Produced by Clinton Cargill, Gabriel Gianordoli and Antonio de Luca. Additional production by Michael Beswetherick. Photo Editors: Heather Casey, Tara Godvin.
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