Alabama college students blasted for trying to get the coronavirus on purpose

[Yoni Heisler]

• In a story that proves truth is often stranger than fiction, college students in Alabama have been throwing coronavirus parties where the goal is to see who will get infected with the virus first.
• City officials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama confirmed the existence of these parties earlier in the week.
• The number of coronavirus cases in Alabama has been rising steadily since early June.

Groups of college students in Alabama have been throwing coronavirus parties and taking bets as to who will test positive for COVID-19 first. The story admittedly sounds outrageous and would easily be dismissed as "fake news" but for the fact that it's been confirmed by a number of Tuscaloosa city officials.

As detailed in a jaw-dropping report from ABC News, students in Tuscaloosa threw parties where attendees put money into a pot. The pot was subsequently designated for whichever student tested positive for the coronavirus first. What's more, the report details that students who were already COVID-19 positive were invited as to increase the odds partygoers would contract the virus.

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