AT LEAST 103 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES IN 8 STATES LINKED TO SOUTH DAKOTA MOTORCYCLE RALLY

More than 100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across eight states have been linked to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally held earlier this month in South Dakota.

a group of people riding a motorcycle on a city street: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Motorcyclists arrive in Sturgis, South Dakota, ahead of the start of the annual event© Provided by People Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Motorcyclists arrive in Sturgis, South Dakota, ahead of the start of the annual event

Jeremy Fugleberg, regional health correspondent for Forum News Service, reported Tuesday on Twitter that at least 103 new cases of coronavirus are connected to the annual 10-day event, which was held from Aug. 7 to Aug. 16 in Sturgis. It was attended by hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom did not wear masks and clearly violated social distance orders.

a group of people riding a motorcycle on a city street: Motorcyclists arrive in Sturgis, South Dakota, ahead of the start of the annual event© Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Motorcyclists arrive in Sturgis, South Dakota, ahead of the start of the annual event

South Dakota has reported 37 cases linked to the event, state epidemiologist Josh Clayton told Inforum.

Minnesota has reported 27 cases linked to the rally. While 25 were attendees, the other two were employees or volunteers at the event, Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm and Director of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Kris Ehresmann told local news station KSTP.