Another big event starts up in South Dakota as infections from Sturgis motorcycle rally rise [View all]
Source: ABC News
The South Dakota State Fair opens Thursday and will run through Sept. 7. While it's not clear how many people plan to attend this year's event, more than 200,000 people visited the fair last year, according to the state's department of agriculture.
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"Exposure to COVID-19 is an inherent risk in any public location where people are present," according to the fair website. "By visiting the South Dakota State Fairgrounds, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19."
The state fair comes on the heels of last month's Sturgis motorcycle rally, which was attended by hundreds of thousands of people. At least 290 people in 12 states who attended the rally have tested positive for COVID-19, according to The Associated Press. A man from Minnesota who attended the rally has died.
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem supported holding the rally in her state. "We are not -- and WILL not -- be the subjects of an elite class of so-called experts," she tweeted in August. "We the People are the government."
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Testing in South Dakota is currently showing about a 15% positive rate, which suggests that there's not enough tests being performed to catch all the cases.
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