COVID-19 outbreak linked to MLB All-Star Game in Denver

Joy wasn’t the lone happening spreading astir the MLB All-Star Game successful Denver earlier this month: 14 radical besides contracted COVID-19 successful transportation with the event, according to the authorities wellness department.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment connected Wednesday added “Major League Baseball All-Star Events” to its database of COVID-19 outbreaks.

Major League Baseball estimated much than 49,000 radical attended the game, and thousands much took portion successful adjacent activities for fans. The wellness section didn’t specify which events the radical who aboriginal tested affirmative attended. The outbreak was reported July 21.

The authorities advises radical to get tested if they judge they mightiness person been exposed, oregon if they person immoderate operation of the pursuing symptoms:

• Fever oregon chills
• Cough
• Shortness of enactment oregon trouble breathing
• Fatigue
• Muscle oregon assemblage aches
• Headache
• New nonaccomplishment of sensation oregon smell
• Sore throat
• Congestion oregon runny nose
• Nausea oregon vomiting
• Diarrhea

While 14 cases isn’t insignificant, the All-Star Game isn’t 1 of the larger outbreaks presently considered progressive successful Colorado. In 15 instances — astir of them linked to indoor workspaces — outbreaks person grown to 100 oregon much cases.

The wellness section inactive lists past month’s Country Jam euphony festival successful Mesa County arsenic an progressive outbreak, with 23 unit and attendee cases. That lawsuit featured performances by Luke Combs, Toby Keith and Carrie Underwood.