Health officials say 43 new cases of coronavirus have been traced to a party in a single house in Michigan, according to reports.
The party, which took place July 2 to 3 in the city of Saline, may have also exposed 66 other people, not including relatives in the home, the Washtenaw County Health Department said in a statement Monday. .
“This is a very clear example of how fast this virus spreads and how many people can be affected in a very short period of time,” health department official Jimena Loveluck said in a statement.
“We cannot achieve our goal of containing COVID-19 and preventing additional cases, hospitalizations, and deaths without the full support and cooperation of the community.”
Party goers exposed people in retail stores, restaurants, businesses, sports teams, clubs and camps, and even in canoe liveries, health officials said. Others traveled out of state and out of the country after the party, according to the statement.
Authorities are asking anyone who was at the party to quarantine for 14 days and monitor for any symptoms.
“None of us wants to be the reason why someone in our community or county becomes seriously ill or dies,” Saline Mayor Brian Marl said in the statement. “We have the opportunity to work together and with our local health department to contain this as quickly as possible.”
The recent resurgence of the global pandemic in parts of the US has included groups linked to large gatherings in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, California, Texas and New Jersey, CNN reported.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said over the weekend that many new cases in his state stemmed from backyard meetings, prompting him to issue a mandate limiting meetings to less than 50 people, the net.
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