A Washington state choir rehearsal was deemed a 'super spreader event' after 45 people were infected with the coronavirus and 2 died

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• At least 45 people have been diagnosed or are suspected of having COVID-19 after a choir rehearsal in Washington state earlier this month. 
• Sixty people attended the rehearsal on March 10.
• The event is considered a "super spreading" event.
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Forty-five of the sixty people who attended a choir rehearsal in Washington State earlier this month were diagnosed or are suspected of having COVID-19, the Los Angeles Times reported. 

Three people have been hospitalized, and two have died. The event can be considered a "super spreading event" because of the high infection rate of those who attended.

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