Superspreader wedding couple flouted rules to have 113-guest ceremony at Long Island country club that triggered school closures, sent 159 people into quarantine and sparked 30 COVID cases
Daily Mail
November 11, 2020
The New York couple whose wedding at an upscale Long Island country club flouted the state's gathering restrictions and became a 'superspreader' event linked to more than 30 COVID-19 cases have been identified.
Cydnie Piscatello and James Rugnetta tied the knot at North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue, Suffolk County, on October 17 in front of 113 guests - more than double the 50-person limit set out in the state's executive order for non-essential gatherings.
Since then, at least 34 people - 30 wedding guests, three country club employees and an outside vendor - have tested positive for COVID-19, Suffolk County Health officials said.
The outbreak also resulted in the exposure of members of the wider community, sending 159 people into a two-week quarantine and forcing several schools to suspend in-person learning.
New York State health officials on Monday announced the wedding venue had lost its liquor license for 'flagrantly' violating pandemic-related restrictions.
The
family declined to comment when contacted by DailyMail.com.
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