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In reply to the discussion: First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota [View all]PatrickforO
(14,570 posts)30. That 260 count in eleven states is for sure an undercount.
I used known infection rates and morbidity rates and came out with 6,800 of the actual people who attended Sturgis dying of COVID-19.
Not that I want that. I am sorry for this guy and his family and the rest of the people he infected, because you know he did.
The irony is he probably flies one of those yellow Gadsden 'Don't Tread on Me' flags. Because when he exercised his 'right' to attend Sturgis, not social distance and not wear a mask, he actually treaded on the rights of those around him.
I think we've been 'rugged individuals' for so long that sometimes we forget that we also need to look out for each other.
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First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2020
OP
How did they have a huge wedding in Ghent? Americans are banned from entering Belgium except
Celerity
Sep 2020
#73
Minnesota new cases: +34% in 15 days and setting daily new all-time highs. SDak: #2 hiest state per
progree
Sep 2020
#35
Thank you. Stuff like this drives me crazy. This is another news story that doesn't "add up".
Midnight Writer
Sep 2020
#23
I have a subscription to WaPo that also gives me the "e-replica" version of the actual printed paper
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2020
#67
You are welcome and that's if they even bother since news "moves so fast"
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2020
#71
#1 Iowa, #2 SoDak, #3 NoDak --in daily new cases per capita, 7 day moving avg. No kidding
progree
Sep 2020
#42
Better one of those assholes than some innocent person who inadvertently got exposed to them. . .
BigDemVoter
Sep 2020
#45
Epidemiologists believe that figure is a significant undercount, due to the resistance of some rall
riversedge
Sep 2020
#55
It's so frustrating hearing stories like this! For those of us that take precautions & spend lots
Illumination
Sep 2020
#56