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Coronavirus College Clusters Stress Town and Gown Relationship

September 14, 2020, 11am PDT

College towns that have been observing public health guidelines and seen relatively few COVID-19 cases are now seeing infections spike as young people return to take classes. The New York Times has been tracking cases in colleges and college towns.

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