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Health official: No new COVID-19 cases from Missouri parties
Read full article: Health official: No new COVID-19 cases from Missouri parties(AP) — No additional cases of the new coronavirus have been reported stemming from the crowded pool parties at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks over the Memorial Day weekend, the state's top health official said. Camden County Health Department reported Friday that a person from Boone County who had attended the parties tested positive for the virus. The pictures and video of crowds at the lake prompted a public outcry and led health officials to urge anyone who attended the parties to self-quarantine for 14 days. For some infected people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause severe illness or death. Missouri on Wednesday reported 192 additional positive cases, bringing the state's total to nearly 13,800, and three additional deaths, increasing the toll to 786.
Person who attended Lake of the Ozarks Memorial Day gathering tests positive for coronavirus
Read full article: Person who attended Lake of the Ozarks Memorial Day gathering tests positive for coronavirus(CNN) -- A person who partied in the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, area on Memorial Day weekend has tested positive for coronavirus -- and was possibly infectious over the holiday weekend. The Boone County resident visited multiple bars on May 24 and 25, according to the Camden County Health Department. The partier went to Backwater Jacks between approximately 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. local time and again shortly before 10 p.m. local, according to health officials. The person -- who was not identified by officials -- also went to Shady Gators and Lazy Gators and Buffalo Wild Wings, officials said. Officials release timeline of infected persons movementsCamden County health officials urged those who were in the area to monitor for symptoms.
VIDEO: Pool party at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri draws a packed crowd despite social distancing policies
Read full article: VIDEO: Pool party at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri draws a packed crowd despite social distancing policies(CNN) -- Video posted by a reporter shows partiers crowded together in a pool at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, this Memorial Day weekend. Social distancing was nonexistent. The bar posted on Facebook that this was its launch of a summer party called "Zero Ducks Given Pool Party." "The venue has worked with and taken the advice of government officials and management teams and will be following social distancing guidelines. Ed Yong, a writer at The Atlantic, cautioned that overcrowded pools may not represent the broader American public's attitude toward social distancing.