Literally gambling with their lives

At least 123 visitors to Nevada have tested positive for the coronavirus in the weeks following their trip and returning home, USA Today reports. This comes after casinos in the state reopened on June 4, with state Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) aiming to rejuvenate the economy by welcoming tourists back to Las Vegas.

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Sisolak made face masks a requirement for venturing out into public spaces on June 24. This applies to residents and visitors.

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In light of the rising case count, with almost 1,000 new cases added on Monday bringing the state total to 43,831 total infection, Sisolak reimposed bar closures last week in county hotspots and added capacity restrictions for other restaurants and public spaces. Regarding casinos, however, the governor reportedly said he would wait for information before closing them or restricting admittance.

  The Hill

That paid off.

USA Today also reports that within the first week of casinos reopening in June, 16 visitors had been diagnosed with the virus. In terms of demographics, Californians have composed approximately 46 percent of out-of-state visitors who tested positive for the coronavirus since early June. California has also struggled to control the rampant spread of COVID-19 infections, especially in the southern part of the state.

Maybe the gamblers bringing it back home.

[I]n early July, a Nevada man was arrested for trespassing on casino grounds unauthorized and refusing to wear a mask.

Unsafe working conditions have also prompted the restaurant workers’ unions to sue Las Vegas casino operators from failing to protect employees from coronavirus exposure.

An Alabama pastor said Monday that more than 40 people who attended a revival event at his church have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days.

Daryl Ross, who also tested positive himself, said only two of the cases were serious. “One respiratory, he almost got put in the hospital, but he’s OK,” Ross told AL.com. “The other one fought it off with two days in bed.”

“The whole church has got it, just about,” he added.

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Ross said the cases are believed to trace back to one man who did not have symptoms and remains asymptomatic even though his “entire family” has since contracted the virus.

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“We had church Wednesday night” at the Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Marshall County, Ross told the publication, saying attendees had practiced social distancing but that masks had not been required at the event. “We were in revival, morning and night services. On the way back over Thursday is when we found out. I got a call that one of our guys in the church has tested positive. So, we shut down revival and, by Friday night, I’ve got church members sick everywhere.”

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“We knew what we were getting into,” he added. “We knew the possibilities. But, my goodness, man, for three days we had one of the old-time revivals. It was unbelievable. And everybody you ask, if you talk to our church members right now, they’d tell you we’d do it again. It was that good.”

  The Hill

Fucking idiots.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.