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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 11:00 PM Oct 2020

Many counties that hosted Trump rallies had a significant increase in Covid-19 cases

Source: CNN

A CNN investigation of 17 Trump campaign rallies finds that 14 of the host counties -- 82% of them -- had an increased rate of new Covid-19 cases one month after the rally.

The 17 rallies occurred between August 17 and September 26. CNN evaluated the rate of new daily cases per 100,000 residents at four weeks before the rally, on the rally date, and four weeks after the rally at the county level and at the state level.

Of the 14 host counties that had increased infection rates, eight of the counties had declining rates of infection in the month before the rally. The other six counties already had increasing rates of infection in that preceding month.

CNN's analysis also found that in 10 counties, the new rates of infection were growing faster than the overall rate for the state.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/many-counties-that-hosted-trump-rallies-had-a-significant-increase-in-covid-19-cases/ar-BB1awB0h?li=BBnbcA1



Wow, the story talks about a county in NV that had a falling number of cases, but in the four weeks after a Trump rally, the rate of new cases in the county went up by 225%. If it not COVID, then it might frost bite (Omaha) or heat stroke (Tampa Bay).
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Many counties that hosted Trump rallies had a significant increase in Covid-19 cases (Original Post) TomCADem Oct 2020 OP
What The Hell did they expect. After all... JoeOtterbein Oct 2020 #1
Maybe Trump Is Going To Be Thulsa Doom from Conan for Halloween TomCADem Oct 2020 #3
Just like his Rose Garden rallies. dem4decades Oct 2020 #2
I think we need to keep in mind where our info is focused upon . . . Worried2020 Oct 2020 #4
Westmoreland county in PA is now DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #5
I honestly believe that the orange asshole wants to burn it all down. Javaman Oct 2020 #6
of course llashram Oct 2020 #7

TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
3. Maybe Trump Is Going To Be Thulsa Doom from Conan for Halloween
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 11:10 PM
Oct 2020

I bet he gets a kick about how many people he can convince to go to rallies even in the midst of a pandemic or extreme weather. Right now, Trump rallies are the only mass events going on where there is no social distancing or masks. So, if you are a COVID denialist, then a Trump rally is your safe space.

Worried2020

(444 posts)
4. I think we need to keep in mind where our info is focused upon . . .
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 04:01 AM
Oct 2020

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Ya know - look here, don't look there sorta thing?

Our schools are opening up and our kids are showing massive increases of covid . . .

who da fuk is paying attention to that?



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DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
5. Westmoreland county in PA is now
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 08:04 AM
Oct 2020

a hotspot. Trump's been there a few times recently, but don't know if it was included in CNN's analysis.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
6. I honestly believe that the orange asshole wants to burn it all down.
Fri Oct 30, 2020, 11:18 AM
Oct 2020

spread the virus as much as he can before he loses just to spite Biden and make it harder to contain.

the republican motto: we live for spiting anyone that doesn't agree with us.

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