A festival in New Orleans. Concerts in Nashville. A comic book convention in Atlanta. As the delta variant surges, states with low COVID vaccination rates are reeling from a loss in tourism dollars due to large-event cancellations and postponements.
First detected in March, the delta variant is now the predominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.A festival in New Orleans. Concerts in Nashville, Tennessee. A comic book convention in Atlanta. As the
On Aug. 9, organizers of New Orleans' Jazz and Heritage Festival announced that the annual festival would be canceled for the second consecutive year, citing"the current exponential growth of new COVID cases in New Orleans and the region.""Down here in Louisiana, we are in our fourth and most dangerous surge to date, fueled by our insufficient vaccination rate and the highly transmissible Delta variant.
In Tennessee, the urban economies of Nashville and Memphis continue to dampen due to the decline of conventions, business and international travel, and concerts, according to the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development. Earlier this year, large indoor events like the annual Country Music Awards were canceled in Tennessee but large outdoor events like Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will carry on with special precautions in place, such as proof of vaccination or a negative test 72 hours before the event.
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