Media Outlet Blames Numerous COVID Deaths on Small Wedding That Victims Did Not Attend
The Los Angeles Times featured a story on Thursday about a wedding in Maine, which the CDC believes “likely” caused a COVID-19 outbreak, to argue that people should reconsider their small holiday gatherings.
“If you want to know why public health officials are so nervous about how much worse the COVID-19 pandemic will get as the holiday season unfolds, consider what happened after a single, smallish wedding reception that took place this summer in rural Maine,” the article states.
The LA Times claims that while only 55 people were actually at the reception, one guest reportedly spread the virus before the onset of their symptoms, causing 176 others to test positive within less than 40 days. Seven died.
A small wedding in Maine: 177 infected with COVID. 7 dead. https://t.co/uec45VbUhv
— MacKenzie Elmer (@mckelmer) November 12, 2020
The catch in this scenario, however, is that none the seven deaths that the article implies occurred because people gathered had attended the event.
"None of the victims who lost their lives had attended the party." https://t.co/t83rCT0JUY
— Joy Pullmann (@JoyPullmann) November 13, 2020
An official CDC report about the spread stated that none of the people who attended the reception and tested positive were even hospitalized. (Read more from “Media Blames Seven COVID Deaths on Small Wedding That Victims Did Not Attend” HERE)
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