Tracing Efforts Vary as States Strain to Track COVID Exposures
Epidemiologists note contact tracing remains central to public health though time intensive. New York cut staff from 8,000 to 3,860 while maintaining a large city program. Arkansas and Louisiana expanded teams, Idaho seeks volunteers, and Alabama prioritizes outbreaks. Texas faced funding fights. California dispatched county workers as cases rise and fall.
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