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Old 06-19-2020, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by chet2020 View Post
Per the WSJ, 3,200 Minneapolis protesters tested, 1.8% positive = 48 cases. Boston, 1,288 tested, 1.08% positive = 14 cases.

Sixteen women celebrating a birthday on June 6 go to a bar in Jacksonville FL, all 16 test positive = 16 cases.

It's fair to say the protests contributed to an uptick, but it does not appear they the main component of the surge in new cases.

Early Data Show No Uptick in Covid-19 Transmission From Protests - WSJ
Protests are outdoors with some wearing masks properly. The bar in Jacksonville is indoors with no mask wearing. What does this tell us?
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