No apparent COVID outbreaks arise despite packed college football stadiums
In back-to-back weekends last month for No. 20 University of Florida, for example, about 90,000 people crowded for several hours into Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for each game, where there were no requirements for vaccinations, masks or social distancing. Infection numbers on campus didn’t escalate dramatically in the days or weeks afterward, which would cover the typical COVID-19 incubation window.
At Florida, with more than 53,000 students enrolled, the school has diagnosed an average 16 positive cases each day since the semester began. Student sections have been packed full at the Gators’ home games so far, including its opener against Florida Atlantic and games last month hosting No. 1 Alabama then Tennessee.
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Link: Orlando Sentinel - 10/8/21
Posted: 10/08/2021 at 11:40AM