The New York Times reported on Thursday that according to a study released on the same day by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “evidence of widespread transmission [of COVID-19] during the [Anime NYC] event was not identified.”
According to the New York Times, the attendees of the Anime NYC convention did not have a higher rate of infection of COVID-19 than the general population of New York City around the same time.
The Anime NYC event took place at New York City’s Javits Center between November 19 and 21.
The study relied on test result data from 4,560 Anime NYC attendees from health department surveillance systems as well as online surveys sent out to attendees asking about their test results, symptoms, and activities during the convention.