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Then and Now: Coronavirus Cases Spike in Pennsylvania a Week After Super-Spreader Trump Rally in Erie

By October 28, 2020No Comments

THEN: Trump held a largely mask-less, crowded super-spreader campaign rally in Erie, PA on October 20, 2020. 

[Vox, 10/25/20]

[Twitter, @JenniferJJacobs, 10/20/20

NOW: More than a week later, the surrounding counties are noticing a substantial uptick in coronavirus cases and the outbreak is spiraling out of control state-wide.

The Meadville Tribune: “Regionally, since the state started tracking COVID-19, Erie County has had 2,087 cases (an increase of 33 since Tuesday), Mercer County 1,052 (up 18), Venango County 260 (up 31) and Warren County 66 (up two).” [The Meadville Tribune, 10/28/20]

[Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/28/20]