High COVID-19 Attack Rate Among Attendees at Events at a Church — Arkansas, March 2020

Authors

Allison James, Arkansas Department of Health; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lesli Eagle, Arkansas Department of Health
Cassandra Phillips, Arkansas Department of Health
D. Stephen Hedges, Arkansas Department of Health
Cathie Bodenhamer, Arkansas Department of Health
Robin Brown, Arkansas Department of Health
J. Gary Wheeler, Arkansas Department of Health
Hannah Kirking, COVID-19 Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

5-22-2020

Capture Date

7-10-2020

URL

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6920e2.htm?s_cid=mm6920e2_w

Abstract

This report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details a rural Arkansas church and the spread of COVID-19 amongst the members of this church, including the death rate among members. The report does not name the church or the names of its members but does provide details for how the virus spread among the community. Implications for faith-based communities in Arkansas is discussed in the CDC report.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

James, Allison; Eagle, Lesli; Phillips, Cassandra; Hedges, D. Stephen; Bodenhamer, Cathie; Brown, Robin; Wheeler, J. Gary; and Kirking, Hannah, "High COVID-19 Attack Rate Among Attendees at Events at a Church — Arkansas, March 2020" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Health. 79.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-health/79