A karaoke party in Florida resulted in 50 coronavirus cases and two deaths

[Yoni Heisler]

• A karaoke party in Florida is being called a superspreader event as it resulted in 50 new coronavirus cases and two deaths.
• The party took place in late August and reports indicate that most people in attendance were not wearing masks or adhering to social distancing guidelines.
• The CDC has said that wearing masks, absent a vaccine, is the best way to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.

For reasons that seem to defy explanation, some people still can't seem to appreciate the fact that the U.S. is still in the midst of a pandemic. The coronavirus death toll just recently passed the 200,000 threshold and there still exists large groups of people who refuse to take the coronavirus seriously and, in turn, are shockingly lax when it comes to following coronavirus safety guidelines such as mask-wearing, social distancing, and avoiding large gatherings.

When people underestimate the severity of the coronavirus, the end result can sometimes be tragic. To this point, health officials have traced back a recent coronavirus outbreak to a karaoke night at a club in Palm Coast, Florida located in Flagler County. According to Flagler Live, the party is being categorized as a superspreader event as it resulted in 50 infections, multiple hospitalizations, one patient who is currently in hospice, and two deaths. What's more, the two individuals who died weren't even at the party itself.

Continue reading...

Today's Top Deals

1. Believe it or not, Lysol spray and wipes are back on Amazon
2. Today’s best deals: Early Prime Day deals, 30¢ black face masks, Lysol spray, Clorox wipes, huge kitchen sale, more
3. 10 early Prime Day deals you can only get if you have Prime

Trending Right Now:

1. House Democrats are begging the Senate to approve new stimulus checks
2. Airline in Italy came up with a clever coronavirus strategy to make flying safer
3. This coronavirus vaccine statistic is pretty scary

A karaoke party in Florida resulted in 50 coronavirus cases and two deaths originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 23 Sep 2020 at 19:10:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Via BRG - Boy Genius Report