COVID is out of control, literally in Lubbock
Ask public health director Katherine Wells about a possible COVID-19 hotspot and she'll say it definitely could have been, or it could be.
The issue the health department is running into now with its contact tracing is that they can't pinpoint specific outbreaks because people are going too many places. When Wells' team interviews individuals who've tested positive for COVID-19, it's impossible to say where they contracted the virus when in the last week they went to bars, restaurants, private gatherings with friends or family, retail stores, schools and so on.
Wells is seeing this across the board. She said it's best to just assume COVID is everywhere.
Wells emphasized as strongly as she could that it's important people wear face masks, especially now. If people continue going out in public at the rate they are, Wells said the only way to slow the spread is by wearing a mask, and to socially distance.
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