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BlueWavePsych

(2,634 posts)
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 01:26 AM Nov 2020

Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota led to a Covid-19 outbreak in Minnesota, new report says

The motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, in August has been linked to a Covid-19 outbreak in Minnesota, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlighting how one state's lax rules during the pandemic affect others with stricter measures in place.

The 10-day event is a long-standing tradition that usually attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from across the country. Despite opposition from local residents this year, the rally took place, complete with crowded bars and nearby concerts.

This year, about 460,000 people attended, according to the report, published Friday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

In neighboring Minnesota, the state's health department investigated a Covid-19 outbreak tied to the rally and found at least 51 residents had attended the rally and became sick, and an additional 35 people were infected after coming into contact with a person who went to the rally, the report said. Those 35 people were household, social and workplace contacts, it said.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/21/us/south-dakota-sturgis-rally-outbreak-minnesota/index.html



Correction: 'Moran' family.
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Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota led to a Covid-19 outbreak in Minnesota, new report says (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Nov 2020 OP
Not at all surprised ShazzieB Nov 2020 #1
Iowa,Wisconsin,Missouri and Indiana all have rates going through the roof questionseverything Nov 2020 #2

ShazzieB

(15,958 posts)
1. Not at all surprised
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 02:54 AM
Nov 2020

I suspect that a lot of the breakouts in various places around the country can be linked to super spreader events, like the Sturgis motorcycle rally and Trump's rallies. I'm convinced (though I can't prove it) that at least some of the surge here in Illinois is related to Trump's various apoearances in Wisconsin. I would LOVE to know how many people from Illinois attended those things and brought the plague back to the Land of Lincoln with them. We were doing really well in this state, keeping our curve pretty flat for quite a while. Then things started to flare up in Wisconsin AND Trump visited Wisconsin like 5 times, and next thing you know corona cases next door in Illinois are through the roof. Coincidence? I don't think so!

questionseverything

(9,631 posts)
2. Iowa,Wisconsin,Missouri and Indiana all have rates going through the roof
Sun Nov 22, 2020, 03:11 AM
Nov 2020

It was just a matter of time before our rates went up

I think sports practicing at hs and playing in college are huge dangerous mistakes

Now we are at level three again

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