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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSturgis Motorcycle Rally was 'superspreading event' that cost public health $12.2 billion
The analysis tracked anonymized cellphone data from the 10-day event that showed smartphone pings from non-residents and foot traffic at restaurants and bars, retail establishments, entertainment venues, hotels and campgrounds each rose substantially. Stay-at-home hours for local residents fell during the same time period.
Based on the increase in case count, the researchers group, estimated that cases connected to the gathering resulted in $12 billion in public health costs, not including the costs associated with any deaths that might be tied to cases from the event. That dollar amount is based on another estimation that an average of $46,000 is spent on each patient who tests positive for COVID-19.
Researchers concluded that more than 266,000 cases were tied to the event attended by more than 460,000 individuals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/515453-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-was-superspreading-event-that-cost-public
More Darwin Awards!
GusBob
(7,286 posts)I'm thinking if lawyers were to get involved, these types of events would be stopped by insurance comapnies
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Bev54
(10,044 posts)That too will be a super spreader. The problem is, it is not just the cost for this state but they go home and spread in other states and many of them are refusing to provide information to do tracing so it could even be worse.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Maybe they will get sued.
underpants
(182,719 posts)This event was 3 weeks ago. 266,000 cases? $12 Billion? Is that a possibly? Im not reading the whole 63 page report that seems like a bit much so soon
The $46k per case also needs to be verified to me.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)So, they can accurately determine if participants of the rally took the virus elsewhere. The same team studied cellphone pings from BLM protest participants and found that there was no spread because people at protests wore masks and never went into enclosed spaces - so the researchers have experience in tracking SARS-COV-2 spread.
underpants
(182,719 posts)Sounds more like a possibly or potentially to me
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)rates in places that the bikers passed through or went home to make it more of a certainty.
napi21
(45,806 posts)people want to get together for a BIG PARTY, (which is what Sturgis is). you can't legally stop them. They obviously felt they were invincible, or at least won't contract anything worse then the flu, so they felt the fun was worth the risk!
GusBob
(7,286 posts)And that person gets sick and incurs medical or other expenses .....
It seems to me that the sponsors or the city can be held liable
And I would hazard to guess both carry insurance