# Aftermath of the Sturgis SD Motorcycle Rally

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [September 2, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-sturgis-sd-motorcycle-rally/919616 "2020-09-02T17:06:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tfletch1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tfletch1/32/5340_2.png) [@Tfletch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tfletch1)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-sturgis-sd-motorcycle-rally/919616/221 "2021-08-25T02:44:20Z")

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Holy shit!

> Meade County, where the city of Sturgis is located, is adding an average of 29 new Covid cases a day and neighboring Lawrence County 17 a day…  
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> Meade County has the second-sharpest rise in Covid cases of any county in the U.S. compared to two weeks ago… with a 1,233% increase in cases.
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> Lawrence County is third in the U.S., with a 1,120% increase in cases…
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> Hospitalizations have also surged more than 200% in the two counties…
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> The testing positivity rate during the week of August 13 to August 19 was extraordinarily high in Meade County at 33.3%, while Lawrence County’s rate was also above 25%.

> **[Covid Cases Spike After Sturgis Motorcycle Rally—Again](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/08/24/covid-cases-spike-after-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-again/?sh=37c3b6469154&fbclid=IwAR1ZcczY3ZN8jO94l7JKzpxxy2Yx0orOcROnXKt83-6XeJcJ8fpDAMMD3AQ)**
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> More than 500,000 attended the rally from August 6 to August 15.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aftermath-of-the-sturgis-sd-motorcycle-rally/919616/222 "2021-08-28T00:13:50Z")

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> [The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/08/06/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-kicks-off-amid-delta-covid-surge/?sh=1a985113275c) attracted massive crowds from August 6 to August 15 that packed the small town, which had no capacity restrictions, no mask mandates and a population vaccinated at a far lower rate than the U.S. as a whole. **Only 38% of Meade County is fully vaccinated** against Covid-19, while the overall U.S. rate is 51.5%.

And suddenly I feel less bad for the people of Sturgis…

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