COVID-19 Contact Tracing: What It Is and How It Is Getting Done in States

Iris Hentze and Tahra Johnson of the National Conference of State Legislatures - George Washington University, in partnership with ASTHO and National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO), published a contact tracing workforce estimator tool showing the estimated number of contact tracers each state will need based on its size, number of COVID-19 cases and its existing public health workforce. The tool, as well as other reports published on the contact tracing workforce, also examines the experiences of China, New Zealand and South Korea to see what lessons may be applied locally. According to news reports, North Dakota is the first state to meet the estimated need of 30 contact tracers per 100,000 people. Read More.