SD governor calls reports of 250,000 coronavirus cases linked to Sturgis rally 'made up'
The Republican governor of South Dakota is disputing the number of coronavirus cases that stemmed from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August and called a report that at least 250,000 cases were tied to the event “made up.”
So far one death has been traced to the rally, but if a new study is any indication, that number should skyrocket.
In a new study from Germany’s Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is described as a super-spreader event after 400,000 bikers rumbled into the small South Dakota town and crowded into bars and restaurants for 10 days.
The study “extrapolated a possible infection count based on increased infection rates following the event” after tracking cellphone data from the city during the rally.
