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People in Alabama holding Covid-19 parties, report says

Young people in Alabama have been participating in Covid-19 parties where the first person to contract the disease receives a cash prize according to a report from CNN. 

A Tuscaloosa City Council member Sonya McKinstry to CNN she was informed about the trend from fire officials and the city's fire chief Randy Smith told the council about the trend this week


The first person confirmed by a doctor to have contracted the coronavirus after the exposure wins a cash prize and McKinstry told CNN there have been "several" parties in the region in recent weeks.

"It makes me furious," McKinstry told CNN. "Furious to the fact that something that is so serious and deadly is being taken for granted. Not only is it irresponsible, but you could contract the virus and take it home to your parents or grandparents."

The state of Alabama has reported roughly 39,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 1,000 deaths as of Wednesday.