Such a crowd would make it the largest event in the country to take place during the pandemic.
Over the month of July, masks became a lightning rod of debate. Will they help defeat COVID-19?Andrew Cullen/Getty Images, File, as many as 250,000 motorcycle enthusiasts from around the country are expected to roll into western South Dakota for the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally beginning Friday and lasting 10 days.In a survey by the city in May, 60% of Sturgis residents said they preferred to cancel the event.
"We spend the whole year getting ready to host the motorcycle rally and music festival," he said."And without it, we wouldn't have a business." MORE: New York authorities break up alleged sex party in crackdown on large gatherings amid coronavirus Revelers watch a concert and ride a zip line at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip campground on Aug. 3, 2015, in Sturgis, S.D.The age of the motorcyclists is a factor that is both concerning and possibly reassuring. Most of those in attendance are an older demographic -- and more at risk for serious complications from the virus.
Sturgis itself has not been hit hard by the virus. The city is in Meade County, which has had only one death so far. But this huge gathering comes in a state that hadearly in the pandemic and that even now is renewing concerns among health officials. According to an internal Federal Emergency Management Agency memo obtained by ABC News, cases are on the rise in the Sioux Falls area with 298 new cases reported in the week ending Aug. 2, a 22.2% increase from the week before.
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