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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Triggers a Covid Splash
Meade County, home to Sturgis, witnessed a 1,550% increase in cases after the rally
I don’t mind stupid.
I don’t mind dumb either.
We have all been stupid and dumb at various points in our lives. So, we sometimes see ourselves in the dumb and stupid we deal with in our everyday life.
But I always struggle to deal with this — selfishness to the point where you earn the worst expletives in the world without even attempting to earn it. Every human who rode to the Sturgis rally and refused common-sense efforts to protect themselves and others is an a** **le.
As if what is going on in Florida and Texas is not enough, the Republican bastion in the mid-west, South Dakota, is now witnessing a massive Covid outbreak.
Meade County, home to Sturgis, has counted 330 new cases in the last two weeks, up from the 20 reported in the two weeks before the rally, according to Johns Hopkins University’s case count. The 1,550 percent increase comes after the motorcycle rally, which usually draws around half a million people, possibly had its biggest year ever, according to County Sheriff Ron Merwin.
