Family Gatherings Likely Helped Spread COVID-19 in Chicago: CDC

Some of 500 beds in Hall C Unit 1 of the COVID-19 alternate site, a 3,000-bed medical facility to treat less seriously-ill COVID-19 patients, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois on April 3, 2020. Chris Sweda-Pool via Getty Images

Extended family gatherings likely helped spread COVID-19 in Chicago, according to researchers.

COVID-19, a new disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, or SARS-CoV-2, has been found in over 6,000 Chicago residents, killing 177, most of whom had underlying chronic conditions.