Boy just no way to know what could have possibly triggered this!https://t.co/MaBhHHpKjl
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 24, 2021
BREAKING: South Dakota sees the country’s LARGEST two-week COVID surge with a 230%+ increase in cases in the wake of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
— Paul Cogan (@PaulCogan) August 23, 2021
NEW: Two weeks after Sturgis, South Dakota leads the nation in the largest percentage increase of new COVID cases. Over the past 14 days, the state has experienced a 230% increase.
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) August 22, 2021
Despite the surge, Gov. Kristi Noem says she will not increase efforts to combat the virus.
Last year, Gov. Noem resisted calls to cancel the event. After it ended, some health-care analysts said it was a disaster and spread the coronavirus across the country. A German research institute suggested there may be 266,000 cases linked to the Rally https://t.co/e6w2Nz2Flg
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 10, 2021
Two weeks after the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, reported Covid infections in the state have risen nearly sixfold. https://t.co/c7Nq7UNGd2
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2021
Sturgis ended 9 days ago.
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) August 24, 2021
Today, 2 of the 3 fastest growing counties in the United States of America for COVID cases are Meade County (Sturgis) and Lawrence County (next door).
Via NYT tracker. https://t.co/fuUYJn1W7k pic.twitter.com/jDNDPSHXtp
Sad! 