South Dakota is using federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for a $5 million tourism ad campaign aimed at drawing people to the state, even as it emerges as one of the nation’s top hot spots for COVID-19 infections.
The main takeaways of the report link the Rally to 267,000 COVID-19 cases nationwide and say the overall health costs from the rally are $12.2 billion.
Results from the city-wide COVID-19 testing are in. After waiting five to nine days after the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Free tests were done Aug. 21, 24 and 25.
An employee of Asylum Tattoo in Sturgis, which is located inside of One-Eyed Jack’s Saloon, tested positive for COVID-19, state health officials reported Thursday.
Sturgis officials said they expected fewer people to show up this year, estimating they would see between 250,000 and 300,000 people during the 10-day event.
The 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally brings in people from across the nation and this year it brought in a group of first-time rally goers from Ohio who are checking an item off their bucket list.