The potential exhibit came at the 80th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally from August 7-16.
Health experts were concerned that the mass meeting could be a “super-spreader” event, as many attendees travel from across the country – including coronavirus hotspots – and could bring infections home when they return.
The bar-goer visited One-Eyed Jack’s Saloon in Sturgis on August 11 from noon to 5.30pm while he was able to transmit the virus to others, health officials said. Anyone who visited the saloon during that period should check for symptoms 14 days after the visit.
A little over 60% of the people in the city voted against holding the event. But city officials said they felt they could not stop the crowds from entering and instead chose to prepare as well as possible for the event.
“There are people all over America who have been locked up for months and months,” Daniel Ainslie, the city manager, told CNN last week. “That we’re always heard from people saying it doesn ‘t matter, they’re coming to Sturgis. So with the decision, the council finally decided that it was really for the community to be prepared for the extra people we’ll end up with. have. “
South Dakota is one of 12 U.S. states that have seen an increase in new cases this past week compared to the week before, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The state’s average of seven days of new daily cases has increased since last July, peaking at 100 new daily cases on Tuesday.
Adapted for population, the seven-day moving average of new roofs of South Dakota is located in nearly the middle of all U.S. states, nestled between North Carolina and Arizona.
Christina Maxouris of CNN contributed to this report.
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