Posted on 07/09/2020 7:28:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests "likely contributed" to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday.
Tulsa County reported 261 confirmed new cases on Monday, a one-day record high, and another 206 cases on Tuesday. By comparison, during the week before the June 20 Trump rally, there were 76 cases on Monday and 96 on Tuesday.
Although the health department’s policy is to not publicly identify individual settings where people may have contracted the virus, Dart said those large gatherings “more than likely" contributed to the spike.
“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases, and we had several large events just over two weeks ago, so I guess we just connect the dots," Dart said.
Trump's Tulsa rally, his first since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., attracted thousands of people from around the country. About 6,200 people gathered inside the 19,000-seat BOK Center arena — far fewer than was expected.
Dart had urged the campaign to consider pushing back the date of the rally, fearing a potential surge in the number of coronavirus cases.
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said the campaign went to great lengths to ensure that those who attended the rally were protected.
“There were literally no health precautions to speak of as thousands looted, rioted, and protested in the streets and the media reported that it did not lead to a rise in coronavirus cases," Murtaugh said in a statement. “Meanwhile, the President’s rally was 18 days ago, all attendees had their temperature checked, everyone was provided a mask, and there was plenty of hand sanitizer available for all.
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Pushing to herd immunity. Good.
Meanwhile, deaths are still flat.
Are they citing any evidence for this?
Did they ask new cases if they had gone to the Trump rally?
Cases. Not deaths you scaredy cats.
It’s more transferable at rallies than protests or riots.
There’s a mathematical equation that explains why but I lost it somewhere
“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases, and we had several large events just over two weeks ago, so I guess we just [throw it against the wall and see if it sticks,”] Dart said.
Fixed!
Liar!
Blatantly political, biased...
Journalism in the USA is disgusting.
The left believes in miracles. They believe that the coronavirus has decided to infect people at Trump rallies bit not at BLM and Antifa riots.
And all those dots led DIRECTLY to the Trump rally. (cough)
not the protesters blocking the gates though ... or the other 5 events that week....
The left will bludgeon us with the virus and anarchy in the cities for the next 120 days. It is all they have since they are keeping Biden locked in the basement.
I don’t think either of those issues or the chaos is going to benefit them, but it appears they have calculated that if they keep the country stirred up and panicked that they can swing the suburban mom vote and win it all. If they can do that they will defeat Trump. If they cannot they will lose, but expect more craziness in the next 120 days.
Amazing that a surge like that could come from a rally that had zero attendance. Can they please make up their minds on this?
First they say, “No one attended the Trump rally - he’s finished.”
Now they say, “Trump rally responsible for Coronavirus.”
Which is it?
Both! Because we’re liberals.
Has there been any reports of the number of paid protesters bused in to Tulsa to thwart this rally? Public health officials are on record stating protesters rights more important than Wuhan virus spread.
No, they are NOT. Increasing at almost 1000 per day nationwide. See DoughtyOne's statistics compilation, available daily.
These lucky people won’t be required to take the Gate’s vaccine. Be Well.
One might imagine that even if one is cursed with a low-IQ journalist mentality, those simpletons would see through this.
Of course, we KNOW that they see through this, but it aligns with their socialist (and therefore MORTAL enemy) mentallity.
I really hope I get to watch them pay for this.
Pay severely.
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