US Cases: 2,103,549
US Deaths: 109,982
Worldwide Cases: 8,014,554
Worldwide Deaths: 436,306
In 5 days, Trump will (unintentionally) be conducting a historic science experiment. He will be holding his first campaign rally in three months, in what is likely to be a jam-packed 19,000 seat venue in Tulsa. Trump and the cult members in attendance are literally gambling their lives --- and those of their families --- on their firmly-held belief that if you just ignore coronavirus, it will go away:
The Tulsa Health Department said in a statement obtained Sunday by CNN that it is "concerned about the safety of any large gathering of people in enclosed spaces where social distancing is difficult to maintain."
The department last week encouraged caution regarding large gatherings after an investigation in Tulsa "identified an outbreak linked to indoor gatherings, which large groups of people congregated in close contact for prolonged periods of time."
There was a "meaningful increase" in cases of coronavirus last week in the city, according to the statement. As of Friday, there had been 1,443 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Tulsa County, and 62 deaths.
Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Bruce Dart told the Tulsa World newspaper over the weekend that he wishes the campaign would push back the date of the event.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a key member of Trump's coronavirus task force, specifically warned about the dangers of gatherings like the rally.
In a related story, Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, insists on tweeting that an unlikely number of people have registered to attend the event in the 19,000-seat arena --- 800,000 at last count. But strangely, it seems that the Trump campaign is still offering to pay certain people to attend.
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