LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it has been made aware of 1,600 flights on which people symptomatic and infected with COVID-19 flew between January and August 2020.
According to an agency spokesperson, the CDC identified nearly 11,000 potential exposures among flight passengers who sat within a 6-foot range of passengers who had contracted the illness. “Among those 1,600 flights, 10,900 potential exposures among passengers were identified as having sat within a 6-foot range for droplet transmission by passengers symptomatic and infected with SARS CoV 2,” a CDC spokesperson said. “CDC identified and notified relevant health departments about these 10,900 on-board close contacts,” the CDC spokesperson.