Controversial Study Estimates "Superspreader" Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Linked to 266,000 COVID-19 Cases
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The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Was A Massive COVID-19 Superspreader Event, A New Study ClaimsThe massive Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which brought more than 460,000 people to a tiny city of 7,000 residents in South Dakota in August, was a “superspreader” event that was responsible for more than 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 across the nation.
That’s the provocative conclusion from a new study from the Center for Health Economics & Policy Studies at San Diego State University, which also estimated that these cases cost the nation around $12.2 billion.
These numbers have been rejected by city and state officials, who noted that the study...
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Was Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Responsible for 250K Coronavirus Cases?In September 2020, social media was abuzz over a report from the IZA Institute of Labor Economics that linked 266,796 COVID-19 coronavirus cases (a figure that was reported as “more than 250,000” in various headlines) to the Sturgis motorcycle rally held in Sturgis, South Dakota:
IZA Institute of Labor Economics truly did publish a paper estimating that the rally was linked to a surge of approximately 250,000 COVID-19 cases (representing a cost of $12.2 billion). However, while the rally likely contributed to a rise in coronavirus cases, the figures stated...
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South Dakota governor calls Sturgis ‘superspreading’ study ‘completely untrue’South Dakota’s Gov. Kristi Noem has continued her attack on a recent study that argued the massive Sturgis motorcycle rally was a COVID-19 “superspreading” event linked to almost 20 percent of new cases nationwide last month — calling it “back of the napkin math” and “completely untrue.”
Some 300 attendees from 12 states have tested positive for coronavirus after attending the rally, including at least one who died.
And while it’s unclear how many people those infected attendees then spread the virus to, South Dakota saw a 35 percent post-rally...
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