Dining out linked to positive COVID-19 infections

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Heading out to eat? Well, you might want to think twice before you go.

In an updated report, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found adults testing positive with COVID-19 were almost twice as likely to have dined at a restaurant than those who tested negative. 

News 8 spoke with Brian Dixon, director of public health informatics at the Regenstrief Institute. Dixon spoke about the study’s findings, the importance of restaurants following strict prevention protocols, and what diners can do to keep themselves safe.

News 8’s medical reporter, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Gillis, D.Ed., is a classically trained medical physiologist and biobehavioral research scientist. She has been a health, medical and science reporter for over 5 years. Her work has been featured in national media outlets. You can follow her on Instagram @reportergillis and Facebook @DrMaryGillis.