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Pandemic Series: COVID-19 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/15/2020
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Well, y'all probably know all about the latest version of the coronavirus, COVID-19. It's a pandemic, as of March 2020. This cache was hidden during the early stages of the outbreak. I am confident that, just as humans have survived past pandemics and put them behind us, we will also defeat COVID-19. Have hope, maintain social distancing, stay healthy... and keep on caching.

There is nothing at the posted coordinates, and so no need to visit that location. 

In order to find this final cache of the Pandemic Series, you must find the six preliminary caches in the Pandemic Series.

GC8MW22 Pandemic Series: Bubonic Plague

GC8MW2X Pandemic Series: HIV/AIDS Pandemic

GC8MW39 Pandemic Series: Plague of Justinian

GC8MW2B Pandemic Series: Spanish Influenza

GC8MW3K Pandemic Series: SARS

GC8MW40 Pandemic Series: Cholera

Look under the lid of each of these caches and you will find a single digit. This cache can be found at the following coordinates:

N 42°  5 [Bubonic] . [HIV/AIDS] [Justinian] 0      W 081° 1 [Spanish] . [SARS] [Cholera subtract 1] 7

You can verify your solution in the checker below. 

The cache contains a prize for the first 30 or 40 finders: a marble. In case the COVID-19 pandemic is making you lose your marbles!

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

hc naq oruvaq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)