Detecting COVID-19 Clusters at High Spatiotemporal Resolution, New York City, New York, USA, June-July 2020

A surveillance system that uses census tract resolution and the SaTScan prospective space-time scan statistic detected clusters of increasing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test percent positivity in New York City, NY, USA. Clusters included one in which patients attended the same social gathering and another that led to targeted testing and outreach.

Automated summary

A surveillance system using census tract resolution and the SaTScan statistic detected clusters of increasing COVID-19 test positivity in New York City, including one linked to a social gathering and another that prompted targeted testing and outreach efforts.