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Trump rally 'likely' source of virus surge, Tulsa health official says
AP Via Fox News ^ | 07/09/2020

Posted on 07/09/2020 7:28:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests "likely contributed" to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday.

Tulsa County reported 261 confirmed new cases on Monday, a one-day record high, and another 206 cases on Tuesday. By comparison, during the week before the June 20 Trump rally, there were 76 cases on Monday and 96 on Tuesday.

Although the health department’s policy is to not publicly identify individual settings where people may have contracted the virus, Dart said those large gatherings “more than likely" contributed to the spike.

“In the past few days, we’ve seen almost 500 new cases, and we had several large events just over two weeks ago, so I guess we just connect the dots," Dart said.

Trump's Tulsa rally, his first since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S., attracted thousands of people from around the country. About 6,200 people gathered inside the 19,000-seat BOK Center arena — far fewer than was expected.

Dart had urged the campaign to consider pushing back the date of the rally, fearing a potential surge in the number of coronavirus cases.

Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said the campaign went to great lengths to ensure that those who attended the rally were protected.

“There were literally no health precautions to speak of as thousands looted, rioted, and protested in the streets and the media reported that it did not lead to a rise in coronavirus cases," Murtaugh said in a statement. “Meanwhile, the President’s rally was 18 days ago, all attendees had their temperature checked, everyone was provided a mask, and there was plenty of hand sanitizer available for all.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: bs; chinavirus; coronavirus; oklahoma; rally; trumprally; tulsa
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To: SeekAndFind

but no similar reports regarding the hundreds in protests, odd, wonder if it’s political?


41 posted on 07/09/2020 8:30:13 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: SeekAndFind

Enough of their meaningless surges and spikes.


42 posted on 07/09/2020 8:31:09 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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To: dp0622

That was not LOL funny, but so profoundly humorous, I felt a big ol wide grin open up inside me. Well done.


43 posted on 07/09/2020 8:37:46 AM PDT by spankalib
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To: SeekAndFind

If they can riot, why can’t we rally?
If they can loot, why can’t we shop?
If they can burn, why can’t we earn?
If they can slay, why can’t we pray?
If they can throw Molotov cocktails, why can’t we throw cocktail parties?...


44 posted on 07/09/2020 8:53:34 AM PDT by null and void (It never ends when you go down that slippery slope of digging for the truth.)
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To: Wonder Warthog; DoughtyOne
No, they are NOT. Increasing at almost 1000 per day nationwide. See DoughtyOne’s statistics compilation, available daily.

Sorry this article triggered your daily panic attack...

From: https://wattsupwiththat.com/daily-coronavirus-covid-19-data-graph-page/


45 posted on 07/09/2020 8:53:34 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: SeekAndFind

Who cares? It’s Indian Territory according to the morons on the supreme court. That place is a clown car including Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. Roberts is a pedophile. Sue me. I’ll be in Injun territory formerly known as Oklahoma.


46 posted on 07/09/2020 8:58:52 AM PDT by angmo (America invented the Moon, so we could go there.)
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To: Wonder Warthog
No, they are NOT. Increasing at almost 1000 per day nationwide. See DoughtyOne's statistics compilation, available daily.

Do you see what I see?

47 posted on 07/09/2020 9:03:08 AM PDT by null and void (It never ends when you go down that slippery slope of digging for the truth.)
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To: Robert DeLong
"Perhaps a 1,000 per day who die having the Wuhan Virus, but not because of it. Get over it. Fear is a crippling disease, not a character builder."

No. I'm a scientist. I could give a **** about fear, but I understand the data, and all the hard evidence points to real deaths from the disease.

48 posted on 07/09/2020 1:05:35 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Mouton
"Increasing at a 1000 per day. By that measure, we would have about 60000 people dying each day. There were less than a 1000 nationally yesterday for example."

The deaths vary from day to day, obviously, but there have been very few days when the number has been less than 500, the last few days have been close to 1000 per day. DoughtyOne's statistics are impeccable. Argue with them, not me.

49 posted on 07/09/2020 1:08:57 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: fireman15

Nice selective quotation of data. Doesn’t begin to tell the whole story. WUWT would be better sticking to global warming.


50 posted on 07/09/2020 1:14:45 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Wonder Warthog
No, they are NOT. Increasing at almost 1000 per day nationwide. See DoughtyOne's statistics compilation, available daily.

The other thing trending downward is the number of posters infected with ChinaVirusPanic. You are one of the few who obviously hasn't recovered yet.
51 posted on 07/09/2020 1:19:41 PM PDT by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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To: null and void
Do you see what I see?

All the panic pushers see is *doom*.
52 posted on 07/09/2020 1:23:02 PM PDT by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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To: faucetman

Wow! I thought MY Cow Town County was doing well with 37 cases (24K population) no hospitalizations and no deaths!

Good for you. Infuriating, isn’t it?

‘The People’s Republic of Madistan’ starts with mandatory masks for people 5 years and older, come Monday. Big spike (or so they CLAIM) from the BLM Mask-Free ANIMALS running around trashing the Capitol building, cow-tipping statues and burning buildings these past 6 weeks.

If we’ve reached critical mass, why are they waiting until Monday? Why not RIGHT THIS MINUTE? Why not mandatory bubble wrap for everyone? Helmets? Rubber booties? Straight Jackets?

What a bunch of BS. And people are complying! Aarrgghh!


53 posted on 07/09/2020 1:37:12 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: spankalib

:) More like an eye rolling comment

They congress/deep state/media talk to use like we are 10.

It’s sickening


54 posted on 07/09/2020 2:29:52 PM PDT by dp0622 (TRUMP!)
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To: Wonder Warthog

There are many scientists that disagree with your understandings.


55 posted on 07/09/2020 3:32:42 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: fireman15

Good charts!

Where do I find the ones for Texas, California, and New York?

I have relatives in those states.


56 posted on 07/09/2020 10:41:55 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57 returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: Antoninus
"The other thing trending downward is the number of posters infected with ChinaVirusPanic. You are one of the few who obviously hasn't recovered yet."

And YOU are one of those who can't conduct a civil discussion without indulging in personal insults. Bye!

57 posted on 07/10/2020 5:22:27 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Robert DeLong
"There are many scientists that disagree with your understandings."

So, post their data/links. I have ONE and ONLY ONE agenda on this forum....to find and elucidate THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA. Unfortunately, that appears to put me at odds to a lot of vociferous assholes on this forum.

58 posted on 07/10/2020 5:24:52 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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To: Wonder Warthog

“I understand the data, and all the hard evidence points to real deaths from the disease.”

You couldn’t POSSIBLY “understand the data” because it’s not understandable. TPTB are not providing true data. Testing results are fudged. People never tested are told they’re positive. People who die WITH WuFlu, but not because of WuFlu, are listed as WuFlu deaths.

Of course, there are “real deaths” from WuFlu. There are real deaths due to other events and maladies. Why do you worship WuFlu deaths? Are the victims more dead than people who die from other causes? (Nice that you joined the effort to destroy PDJT.)

My husband also is a retired scientist — PhD in Physics (”Rocket Scientist”) — and, if he weren’t so upset about the lies, he’d be laughing at “the data”. It isn’t hard science; it’s fiction.


59 posted on 07/10/2020 5:42:28 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: MayflowerMadam
"My husband also is a retired scientist — PhD in Physics (”Rocket Scientist”) — and, if he weren’t so upset about the lies, he’d be laughing at “the data”. It isn’t hard science; it’s fiction."

PhD Chem. Background in biowarfare instrument development working with LLNL. R&D100 award for that work. I understand the evidence.

60 posted on 07/10/2020 6:19:05 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (No Longer Tolerating Trolls!)
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