'There are more people here than in the 31 years I've been doing this,' Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin said on Saturday.
Local law enforcement officials say the first few days of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota have been the busiest they've seen in decades, adding to fears that the gathering could cause a major virus outbreak amid the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant.
"There are more people here than in the 31 years I've been doing this," Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin told theThe motorcycle rally kicked off Friday in Sturgis, a town located in South Dakota's Black Hills, and is expected to attract roughly 700,000 people for a 10-day event. But in just the first two days since the rally began, law enforcement officials in Sturgis and Meade County reported that their calls for service are up dramatically compared to previous years.
"I don't know what it is this year, but it seems people are in a hurry to get here and are causing all kinds of traffic issues," Merwin told the news outlet."We are asking the public to please follow our traffic laws and be safe out there." Motorcycle enthusiasts attend the 81st annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 8 in South Dakota amid fears of the rapidly spreading COVID Delta variant.The increase in activity this year comes amid fears that the rally could result in a coronavirus outbreak as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to soar throughout the country.
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