The number of coronavirus cases linked to a popular bar near the Michigan State University campus exceeded 100, local officials said this week.
Harper’s Restaurant and Brew Pub, near the university campus in Lansing, is linked to the outbreak. Authorities identified at least 85 cases last weekend, but that number has increased further, and 138 people were confirmed to have a COVID-19 infection related to the outbreak at Harper’s.
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The cases include 119 clients and 19 others who were exposed to them, Linda Vail, a county health officer with the Ingham County Health Department, told The Detroit News.
At least 36 of the cases are asymptomatic. No hospitalizations have been reported at this time.
Harper’s Restaurant and Brew Pub near the Michigan State University campus in Lansing.
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After the outbreak was identified, local health officials advised those who visited the bar between June 12 and 22 to self-quarantine for 14 days and test for COVID-19.
College students without masks could be seen in photos on social media gathered in a line to enter Harper’s after it reopened on June 12 when Michigan eased coronavirus restrictions that had closed bars and restaurants for three months. However, the business closed again on June 22, shortly after two people tested positive for the coronavirus.
Bar owners plan to install a new heating and cooling system, and an app to help manage the sidewalk line and control crowds.
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“I hope those primary cases slow down and we don’t start a wave of secondary transmission,” Vail told the Detroit News.
Fox News’ Robert Gearty contributed to this report.
