Surprise, Trump's Tulsa Rally Probably Caused a Spike in New Coronavirus Cases in the County

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Despite drawing thousands fewer attendees than Donald Trump’s implacable ego would have liked, the president’s rally in Tulsa last month likely played a role in a huge surge in the county’s coronavirus cases. Who could possibly have predicted this? Ah yes, that’s right: Literally everyone.\n

likely played a role in a huge surge in the county’s coronavirus cases. Who could possibly have predicted this? Ah yes, that’s right: Literally everyone.Wednesday that the rally and large protests “likely contributed” to the spike in new confirmed cases, which reached 261 on Monday, compared to the 76 cases reported the week before the June 20 rally.

“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases, and we had several large events just over two weeks ago, so I guess we just connect the dots,” Dart during a news conference. The county has more infections than any other in Oklahoma, and “we’ve had some significant events in the past few weeks that more than likely contributed to that,” he added.While the event drew just a paltry 6,200 people, most attendees did not wear masks, despite them being provided. Dart had previously urged the campaign to push back the rally, fearing precisely the rise in cases that it seems to have set off.

Leanne Stephens, a spokeswoman for the health department, would not disclose whether contact tracing had confirmed a link between the rally and the high number of cases,that it “will not publicly identify any individual or facility at risk of exposure, or where transmission occurred”

 

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