An Alabama pastor said Monday that more than 40 people who attended a revival event at his church have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days.
Daryl Ross, who also tested positive, said only two of the cases were serious. “Once respiratory, he was almost admitted to the hospital, but that’s fine,” Ross told AL.com. “The other struggled with two days in bed.”
“The whole church has it, almost,” he added.
“We had church on Wednesday night” at Warrior Creek Baptist Missionary Church in Marshall County, Ross told the publication, saying attendees had practiced social distancing but no masks were required at the event. “We were in revival services, morning and night. On the way back Thursday is when we find out. I got a call that one of our boys at church has tested positive. So we close the revival and by Friday night I have sick church members everywhere. ”
Ross said the cases are believed to date back to a man who had no symptoms and remains asymptomatic despite his “entire family” having contracted the virus, according to Ross. “I had three men at work who tested positive,” he said. “From work, they made him try, and he came back positive. No symptoms
The pastor added that he himself has not experienced symptoms beyond losing his sense of smell and taste and some sinus problems. “The whole church has had fever and headaches and terrible respiratory problems. [issues], and I’ve been building fences and hoarding bushes, “he said.
“We knew what we were getting into,” he added. “We knew the possibilities. But, my God, man, for three days we had one of the revivals of yesteryear. It was incredible. And to all of you who ask, if you talk to the members of our church right now, they would say that we would do it again. It was so good. “
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