By Sophia Tareen
Chicago - Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 (click here) connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hospitalizations or deaths.
“Nothing unexpected here,” Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said at a news conference. “No sign of a ‘superspreader event’. But clearly with hundreds of thousands of people attending Lollapalooza we would expect to see some cases.”
The four-day music festival, which started two weeks ago, drew about 385,000 people to a lakefront park. Critics questioned holding the event during the pandemic. Footage showed tightly packed crowds at concerts and on public transportation with few masks in sight. Last year's festival was canceled because of COVID-19....
“Nothing unexpected here,” Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said at a news conference. “No sign of a ‘superspreader event’. But clearly with hundreds of thousands of people attending Lollapalooza we would expect to see some cases.”
The four-day music festival, which started two weeks ago, drew about 385,000 people to a lakefront park. Critics questioned holding the event during the pandemic. Footage showed tightly packed crowds at concerts and on public transportation with few masks in sight. Last year's festival was canceled because of COVID-19....
Does everyone want to get on the same page?? What is a SuperSpreader Event in the way of verifiable numbers. People begin to challenge the validity of their own authorities because there is opposing information about very important information.
August 12, 2021
By Maher Kawash
Chicago - Chicago's top doctor (click here) said there's "no evidence" Lollapalooza was a "super-spreader" event.
Two weeks ago Thursday, Lollapalooza kicked off.
And on Thursday morning, Chicago's top doctor, Dr. Allison Arwady, gave some answers about cases linked to the big music festival.
It's been two weeks since Lollapalooza, so it's right in the timeline to see any infections linked to the festival.
To this point, the city has held its ground, saying it does not regret hosting Lolla, which saw crowds of more than 100,000 people each day of the weekend festival.
Arwady said Chicago health officials did not see anything that "surprised" them in regards to COVID cases linked to the music festival....
It's been two weeks since Lollapalooza, so it's right in the timeline to see any infections linked to the festival.
To this point, the city has held its ground, saying it does not regret hosting Lolla, which saw crowds of more than 100,000 people each day of the weekend festival.
Arwady said Chicago health officials did not see anything that "surprised" them in regards to COVID cases linked to the music festival....
