More than 13,100 people in Clark County visited a restaurant before receiving a positive COVID-19 test, according to new data from the Southern Nevada Health District. While the data does not suggest that those infected contracted the virus at a restaurant, it does show the contact tracing in the 14 days before a positive diagnosis included a visit to a restaurant.
The new data from the health department marks only the second time it published possible exposure sites.
While precise locations are not part of the data, the list does include categories of businesses, with more than 23,000 possible exposures at an undefined ?other? category leading the list.
The data shows that 13,146 people visited a restaurant in the 14 days before testing positive. In the past 30 days, 1,969 of those who tested positive visited a restaurant.
Another 12,219 people went to a hotel in the 14 days before testing positive, while 1,078 of those who tested positive in the past 30 days were inside a hotel.
Grocery stores (6,775 all time/1,410 in the past 30 days), casinos (5,482/803), and bars (557/59) were also on the list.