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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is responsible for 260,000 new cases of coronavirus and the healthcare bill to treat the infections will be $12.2 BILLION, new study claims

 

Daily Mail 

September 8, 2020

 

Nearly 20 percent of the 1.4 million new cases of coronavirus reported between August 2 and September 2 can be traced back to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally held in South Dakota last month, a new study suggests. 

 

The 80th annual rally, which saw in excess of 460,000 motorcyclist enthusiasts flock to the small rural town of Sturgis from all over the country, has since been deemed a 'super-spreading event' that's responsible more than 260,000 COVID-19 cases. 

 

The determination was made by the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, who have also estimated that the public health costs for treating patients whose infections are linked to the event will around $12.2 billion. 'This is enough to have paid each of the estimated 462,182 rally attendees $26,553.64 not to attend,' the research institute clarified.