In hopes of slowing down the spread of the coronavirus, health departments across the country have turned to contact tracing. Finding those who have been exposed to COVID-19 and monitoring their ...

As Cindy Delgado read about contact tracing and how it would be the key to slowing the spread of COVID–19 cases, she knew it was something she wanted to do to help. Delgado, the assistant director of ...

After 335 new COVID-19 cases announced in D.C. Friday, D.C. officials are hoping to drastically step up their contact tracing abilities. The District is hiring 900 contact tracers — essentially ...

Q: What is contact tracing? A: Contact tracing is not new to public health. It is a method that has been used to control contagious diseases for decades, including Ebola, meningitis, tuberculosis and ...

Public Health Nurse Joli Carr speaks with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 during a contact tracing phone call in July at Campbell County Public Health in Gillette, Wyo. (Mike Moore/Gillette ...