Health experts fear the celebration, which 7,500 people are expected to attend – along with a lack of mitigation efforts – could lead to a spike in infections.
But health experts fear the celebration, which 7,500 people are expected to attend – along with a lack of mitigation efforts – could lead to a spike in infections in the communities near the event and where the attendees live.
"Right now, we feel that we have enough beds for what we're currently undergoing, but if we have large events such as this event at Mount Rushmore, that has the potential to overwhelm the hospital system," Aaker said.Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon said the state health department provided input for the event organizers and is encouraging people to social distance to the extent possible and to wear masks, if they're comfortable doing so.
Earlier this month, Noem said plans to possibly reduce the number of tickets of the event had been scrapped. In addition, she said those who don't get tickets will able to gather outside the monument grounds to watch the show. The fireworks display at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day was first held in 1998. It has not happened since 2009, when the National Park Service ended it because of fire danger after a pine beetle infestation. But NPS determined that launching fireworks at Mount Rushmore this year would pose only a slight fire risk.
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