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SHOT/CHASER: New COVID Outbreak After Trump Ally & SD Governor Praises 250k Person Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

By August 21, 2020No Comments

SHOT: Earlier this month, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem “said South Dakota will be proud to host the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally — which normally draws thousands to the state.”

[Fox News, 8/5/20]

CHASER: CNN: Covid-19 cases tied to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota have reached across state lines

“Coronavirus cases linked to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last week have now reached across state lines to Nebraska, public health officials said … At least seven Covid-19 cases in Nebraska’s Panhandle region have been tied to the rally, Kim Engel, director of the Panhandle Public Health District, confirmed in an email to CNN.” [CNN, 8/21/20]

BONUS CHASER: Cases have made their way into Minnesota too.

[Twitter, @jburcum, 8/21/20]