Over 300 Guests Attended a Washington Wedding. Now 40 People Have COVID-19.
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At least 40 cases of the coronavirus have been linked to a wedding held in rural Washington earlier this month, a possible COVID-19 “superspreader” event that has left health officials begging all 300 attendees to quarantine.

The Grant County Health District on Wednesday confirmed to The Daily Beast that overnight, 23 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in connection with the Nov. 7 wedding near Ritzville, Washington—a rural eastern Washington town with a population of only 1,649. Officials say the wedding has since caused a spike in COVID-19 in the area, and they expect more cases in the coming days.