Lollapalooza festival was a “super spreader” event.Lollapalooza was the first major festival to return in the US since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, and saw an estimate 385,000 people head to Chicago’s Grant Park between July 29-August 1.Festival founder Perry Farrell said last week that the festival “did the right thing” by returning in 2021 despite fears about the ongoing pandemic.Dr.
Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, said that there are “no unexpected findings” from the festival concerning a COVID-19 outbreak, and while 203 cases of the virus have been traced back to Lollapalooza attendees, there were no subsequent hospitalisations or deaths.“We are now 14 days past the first day of Lolla and.
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