TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19 outbreak associated with a 10-day motorcycle rally in a Neighboring State - Minnesota, August-September 2020
AU - Firestone, Melanie
AU - Wienkes, Haley
AU - Garfin, Jacob
AU - Wang, Xiong
AU - Vilen, Kelley
AU - Smith, Kirk E.
AU - Holzbauer, Stacy
AU - Plumb, Matthew
AU - Pung, Kelly
AU - Medus, Carlota
AU - Yao, Joseph D.
AU - Binnicker, Matthew J.
AU - Nelson, Andrew C.
AU - Yohe, Sophia
AU - Como-Sabetti, Kathryn
AU - Ehresmann, Kris
AU - Lynfield, Ruth
AU - Danila, Richard N
N1 - Funding Information:
Patients described in this report; Brooke Wiedinmyer, Maureen Sullivan, Nicholas Lehnertz, Minnesota Department of Health; Kris Bisgard, CDC; local public health partners; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; University of Minnesota Genomics Center; M Health Fairview Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Minneapolis, Minnesota; M Health Fairview Infectious Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - During August 7-16, 2020, a motorcycle rally was held in western South Dakota that attracted approximately 460,000 persons from across the United States to numerous indoor and outdoor events over a 10-day period. During August-September 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) investigated a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak associated with the rally in Minnesota residents. Fifty-one primary event-associated cases were identified, and 35 secondary or tertiary cases occurred among household, social, and workplace contacts, for a total of 86 cases; four patients were hospitalized, and one died. Approximately one third (34%) of 87 counties in Minnesota had at least one primary, secondary, or tertiary case associated with this rally. Genomic sequencing supported the associations with the motorcycle rally. These findings support current recommendations for mask use, physical distancing, reducing the number of attendees at gatherings, isolation for patients with COVID-19, and quarantine for close contacts to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (1). Furthermore, although these findings did not capture the impact of the motorcycle rally on residents of other states, they demonstrate the rationale for consistent mitigation measures across states.
AB - During August 7-16, 2020, a motorcycle rally was held in western South Dakota that attracted approximately 460,000 persons from across the United States to numerous indoor and outdoor events over a 10-day period. During August-September 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) investigated a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak associated with the rally in Minnesota residents. Fifty-one primary event-associated cases were identified, and 35 secondary or tertiary cases occurred among household, social, and workplace contacts, for a total of 86 cases; four patients were hospitalized, and one died. Approximately one third (34%) of 87 counties in Minnesota had at least one primary, secondary, or tertiary case associated with this rally. Genomic sequencing supported the associations with the motorcycle rally. These findings support current recommendations for mask use, physical distancing, reducing the number of attendees at gatherings, isolation for patients with COVID-19, and quarantine for close contacts to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (1). Furthermore, although these findings did not capture the impact of the motorcycle rally on residents of other states, they demonstrate the rationale for consistent mitigation measures across states.
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U2 - 10.15585/MMWR.MM6947E1
DO - 10.15585/MMWR.MM6947E1
M3 - Article
C2 - 33237891
AN - SCOPUS:85096816189
SN - 0149-2195
VL - 69
SP - 1771
EP - 1776
JO - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
JF - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
IS - 47
ER -