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The surge of new coronavirus cases has left local health departments struggling to keep up with contact tracing. In September, all three health districts in southwest and south central Idaho asked the public to self-report infections and possible close contacts.
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With cases of COVID-19 again spiking in Idaho, some public health districts are hiring back contact tracers they had reassigned or let go this spring.
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Dulce Leyva is a bilingual contact tracer who lives in Reno, Nevada. Her job is to reach out to people who have tested positive for the novel...
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In April, Google and Apple launched software that state health authorities can use to build COVID-19 contact tracing apps. But fewer than half of U.S....
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More than 1,000 positive cases have been reported in the South Central Public Health District during most weeks in the past month, but case investigators…
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The coronavirus has, at times, stretched public health resources in Idaho. It has required retired doctors, school nurses and even college students to…
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Being able to test everyone who needs it and alert contacts of positive coronavirus cases that they might've been exposed is key, as states begin to open…
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Depending on the estimate, the U.S. needs between 100,000 and 300,000 contact tracers to help fight COVID-19. Some say these new jobs could be an...