By Kate Shepherd, Washington Post

A coronavirus outbreak in Long Island that has left 56 people infected this month and forced nearly 300 others to quarantine started with a country club wedding and a birthday party.

Flouting New York state restrictions, 91 people gathered on the North Fork Country Club’s neatly manicured lawns and elegant white rooms lined with floor-to-ceiling windows to celebrate a wedding on Oct. 17.

Within two weeks, 30 guests had tested positive for the coronavirus. Suffolk County health officials said an additional 159 people who had potentially been exposed to the virus by wedding attendees had been forced to self-quarantine to prevent further spread of the virus.