A closer look at these gatherings suggests there's little evidence the so-called COVID parties are more than just regular parties.
When asked by the Times about skepticism of the story, Laura Breeden, a spokeswoman for the hospital, said,"I was not there; however, Jane Appleby is our chief medical officer. I believe what she says is true."
Osceola County Sheriff's Office warns of"COVID Parties" in video they released to their Facebook page.Sheriff Russ Gibson told ABC affiliate WFTV that many young people were gathering at a house party either planning to catch the coronavirus -- or simply not caring if they did. As of Wednesday, more than 15 million people had been infected around the world, with at least 619,000 dying. In the U.S., more than 3.9 million people had been infected and at least 142,677 had died.
In seven of the 14 states that saw a record number of hospitalizations last week, only two health departments -- Alabama's and Florida's -- recorded reports of parties attended by what turned out to be COVID-19-infected individuals. Sheehan did not respond to ABC News' follow-up questions as to whether the intention of the party was to see if COVID-19 would spread. She also did not respond to the question of how many persons reported these parties.A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health told ABC News that they were aware of"media articles" about"COVID parties," however they did not specify whether or not they themselves had been told of such parties.
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