Yup, Sturgis dumbasses spiked the COVID rates...again.

[RoryN]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...tuple-after-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-n1277567

 

[pecksniff]

You mean bikers ain't sensible?!

 

[millionairenextdoor]

Any report on the Obama birthday bash spike?

 

[ll74]

Any report on the Obama birthday bash spike?

Both events were followed by spikes. It's an argument being made by both "sides" but difficult to argue either.

Based on reports, only the Obama party required any Covid testing of guests. It's unclear whether staff was tested as well.

The data I'd like to see is the number of positive tests that ended up in the hospital, though I'm fairly certain that data point is nearly impossible to get.

ShyGuy will probably compare the number of cases now to those in January to make an argument...lol..but I digress

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Since the article notes that there’s been no determination of causation, and that SD’s per capita infections have been in the bottom half of US per capita infections following the rally, all we have is a correlation. If we’re going to look at correlations as an indicator of Covid spread over the past two weeks, then the map featured in the article shows that Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri are in fantastic shape.

 

[butters]

In June, Monument Health had three Covid patients, a pandemic low for hospitalizations, and Kurra said he thought that number might drop to zero. Now, the number is up to 58, about half of what it was at its peak in the winter. The people in the hospital are younger and “almost 99.9% are unvaccinated,” he said.

“It’s not the highest it has ever been but is definitely at a number that puts us at a disadvantage,” Kurra said. “You have a strain on resources and a lot of stress on the health system to give timely care to non-Covid patients.”

what a slap in the face to all the hospital staff already facing burn-out from the pandemic's last peak.

 

[YDB95]

Since the article notes that there’s been no determination of causation, and that SD’s per capita infections have been in the bottom half of US per capita infections following the rally,

Guess again. They're #4 in per capita infections, and neighboring North Dakota is #2.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109004/coronavirus-covid19-cases-rate-us-americans-by-state/

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Guess again. They're #4 in per capita infections, and neighboring North Dakota is #2.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109004/coronavirus-covid19-cases-rate-us-americans-by-state/

Re-read the article. Period covering last two weeks.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Guess again. They're #4 in per capita infections, and neighboring North Dakota is #2.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109004/coronavirus-covid19-cases-rate-us-americans-by-state/

From the article:

“The state's rate of Covid-19 infections per capita in the past two weeks is in the bottom half of the country, but it's the sharp and sudden increase in case counts that sets it apart.”

 

[YDB95]

What part of "sharp and sudden increase in case counts" don't you understand? (Oh, and plenty of the cases originating in Sturgis will count as out of state because the victims had returned home when they became symptomatic.)

 

[LukSkyFokker]

From the article:

“The state's rate of Covid-19 infections per capita in the past two weeks is in the bottom half of the country, but it's the sharp and sudden increase in case counts that sets it apart.”

I told your stupid ass that Sturgis would be a superspreader event, dipshit.

 

[rae121452]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...tuple-after-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-n1277567

but on the bright side, any deaths raised the country's collective IQ by 10 points.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

but on the bright side, any deaths raised the country's collective IQ by 10 points.

Yes, perhaps almost as bad as 25+ other states over the past two weeks.

 

[phrodeau]

Yes, perhaps almost as bad as 25+ other states over the past two weeks.

Which other states have had a similar sudden increase? Oh, there’s Wyoming, especially the part closest to Sturgis.

 

[RoryN]

Which other states have had a similar sudden increase? Oh, there’s Wyoming, especially the part closest to Sturgis.

Bingo.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

What part of "sharp and sudden increase in case counts" don't you understand? (Oh, and plenty of the cases originating in Sturgis will count as out of state because the victims had returned home when they became symptomatic.)

You mean “the sharp and sudden increase” that puts South Dakota in the bottom half of US per capita cases since the rally ended? Lol. Ok.

Yes, cases per capita have been spiking in SD, and even more so in many parts of the country. There are no research studies that indicate Sturgis was a super spreader event.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Which other states have had a similar sudden increase? Oh, there’s Wyoming, especially the part closest to Sturgis.

Pennsylvania, 230%

 

[RoryN]

Unlike Lollapalooza in Chicago, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was the perfect storm for a vaccine-era superspeader event.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sturg...ra-coronavirus-superspreader-event-looks-like

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Unlike Lollapalooza in Chicago, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was the perfect storm for a vaccine-era superspeader event.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sturg...ra-coronavirus-superspreader-event-looks-like

There are no research studies indicating that Sturgis was a super-spreader event.

 

[RoryN]

There are no research studies indicating that Sturgis was a super-spreader event.

That's like saying "But he hasn't been convicted of murder!" right after they put handcuffs on the guy holding the smoking gun. And you know it.

Nice try.

 

[LukSkyFokker]

There are no research studies indicating that Sturgis was a super-spreader event.

So the spike in Sturgis and surrounding areas had nothing to do with the superspreader event in Sturgis right after the rally?

I fucking hate this new batch of ignorant n00bs. Not a decent one in the bunch.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

So the spike in Sturgis and surrounding areas had nothing to do with the superspreader event in Sturgis right after the rally? .

Correct. There is no research suggesting the spike in South Dakota has anything to do with the rally. Spikes are occurring all over he US.

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Correct. There is no research suggesting the spike in South Dakota has anything to do with the rally. Spikes are occurring all over he US.

Critical thinkers think you're a fucking idiot in denial.

 

[AlterErgo]

turns out of course it was FAKE NEWS

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politi...-noem-get-her-apology-from-the-media-n1474193

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyl...rus-pandemic-6446e345441fe62c74ec88de5bd9ae3d

 

[ShyBiGuy954]

No, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Wasn't a Superspreader Event. So When Does Gov. Noem Get Her Apology From the Media?

https://media.townhall.com/townhall/reu/o/2020/345/d137937a-abd8-49a0-8204-7bce45f4a685-860x475.jpg

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politi...-noem-get-her-apology-from-the-media-n1474193

The corporate news outlets, which always play politics with COVID-19, wanted to portray the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota as a dangerous health event

Before its Aug. 6 opening, the Washington Post ominously warned: “Sturgis Motorcycle Rally revs up, drawing thousands and heightening delta super spreader fears”; CBS blared:“Sturgis motorcycle rally sparks fears of super spreader event.”
But like last August, the derisive press thankfully didn’t get their wish. Two weeks after the gathering with more than a half-million attendees concluded, fewer than 200 cases have been attributed to the event.
The Associated Press still breathlessly reported Sunday that “nearly 4,000 people have been newly diagnosed with COVID-19 in the state,” but later noted that “a South Dakota Department of Health spokesman declined to link the Sturgis rally to the rising virus surge, noting only 39 COVID-19 cases directly attributed to the rally.”
That such a small number of statewide cases came from Sturgis is a miracle and should have been the headline.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Times, whose writers likely could not find South Dakota on a map, claimed “scores of coronavirus cases recorded.” Scores? How many, and compared to what?
If numbers still matter to agenda seekers, the entire U.S. averaged 276 new COVID cases per 100,000 people over 10 days ending last week, while the Mount Rushmore State averaged only 156......