236 people got the coronavirus after an Oregon church held services during lockdown — more evidence that religious gatherings are superspreading hotspots

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• A church in Oregon has become the epicenter of the state's largest coronavirus outbreak.
• Other reports have documented superspreader events at US churches and synagogues as well as a South Korean temple.
• The CDC warns that large indoor gatherings, including church events, can be potential coronavirus transmission hotspots.
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A small church in northeastern Oregon is the site of the state's largest coronavirus outbreak to date.

More than 230 members of the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Union County tested positive for the virus after the church held services in defiance of Oregon's stay-at-home order.

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