US Coronavirus: 22 States See Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Total Deaths Near 190,000 – By Arthur Villasanta (IB Times) / Sept 6 2020
- COVID-19 cases are surging in the South and Midwest
- 22 states are reporting surges in COVID-19 cases after more than 365,000 people showed-up at the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
- Iowa has the highest rate of cases in the U.S. with over 100 new cases per 100,000 population
The raging COVID-19 pandemic is expected to punish areas of the country where large crowds of people are gathering during the three-day-long Labor Day weekend, as it did during the Memorial Day weekend last May 25.
The current U.S. epicenters of the disease are states in the Midwest and South, which are experiencing the largest new daily cases in the country. Close to two dozen states are reporting surges in COVID-19 cases after more than 365,000 people showed-up from Aug. 7 to 16 at the 80th Annual 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. Public health experts warned beforehand the presence of thousands of unmasked people in such a small space was a guaranteed superspreader event.
Reuters, which has long tracked the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S., said most of the 22 states where cases are now rising are in the Midwest and South. On a percentage basis, South Dakota reported the largest increase over the past two weeks at 126%. In some of the state, more than 3,700 new cases can be linked to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Cases are also surging rapidly in Iowa, which saw 13,600 new infections in the past two weeks. They’re also rising in North Dakota, which saw 3,600 new cases over the same period.
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