Steven Davenport

co-executive director of the COVID Alliance, a program of The Center for New Data

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Upper Midwest states like Wisconsin and Minnesota are COVID-19 hot spots right now. One big reason could be the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

How the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have contributed to COVID spikes in the Midwest

Upper Midwest states like Wisconsin and Minnesota are COVID-19 hot spots right now. One big reason could be the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

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