The owner of an events company says his four-day swingers convention in New Orleans held last month has been tied to 41 new coronavirus infections.The case count from the “Naughty N’awlins” convention, which began on Nov. 11, jumped from five positive tests to 41 confirmed cases in a matter of days, Naughty Events Owner Bob Hannaford wrote in a blog post Friday. Hannaford wrote that the company has reached out to attendees to urge them to get tested and conducted “very aggressive” contact tracing.Though most of the cases have been mild or asymptomatic, at least two people had a "tougher time" and were "suffering," he said.It’s unclear exactly how many of the convention’s 300 attendees have tested positive.
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