Nearly 3 dozen who attended Arkansas church event test positive for coronavirus

[RandySF]

Donald Shipp, a deacon at First Assembly of God church in Greers Ferry, about 75 miles north of Little Rock, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that 34 people who attended the event in early March at the Cleburne County church had tested positive for the coronavirus, and that an unknown number of others were awaiting test results.

Danyelle McNeill, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Health, said a number of coronavirus cases have been associated with a church in Cleburne County, which she did not identify.

"We are still investigating newly reported cases and can’t definitively say they are all connected to one church," McNeill told NBC News on Thursday. "This is a cluster within a larger outbreak in that area of the state."

There were at least 310 reported coronavirus cases and two deaths in Arkansas as of Thursday morning.

Mark Palenske, a pastor at the church, said in a lengthy Facebook post late last week that he and his wife, Dena, were among those to test positive for COVID-19.




https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nearly-3-dozen-who-attended-arkansas-church-event-test-positive-n1169471

[dalton99a]

1. Go forth and give it to Tom Cotton

[dem4decades]

2. Are they anxious to get together for Easter Services?

[BamaRefugee]

3. The Lord Works In Mysterious Ways

[Doodley]

4. Thank God that Trump wants us all to go to church on Easter Sunday.

[tanyev]

11. The Trumpture!

[42bambi]

14. LOL!

[efhmc]

6. But, but, but your idiot in chief wants all the churches packed on Easter.

Did you all just not pray hard enough?

[3_Limes]

8. And they probably will be.

Al least in the deep red parts of the country.

"No pointy-headed, east coast libtard is gonna tell me . . ."

[bullwinkle428]

10. If Tony Fauci isn't shoving this story in his face right now, that would be a dereliction

of duty on his part.

[barbtries]

25. i wouldn't make a difference.

trump is incapable of caring about anyone other than himself and is increasingly delusional.

[justhanginon]

7. Words doth fail me. And that is probably a good thing!

[magicarpet]

9. Gee,. I sure hope trDumpie's procrastinations to address,...

.... the issues of this Coronavirus pandemic do not negatively impact his solid political base of fervent voters.

[backtoblue]

12. Pastor's comments

He requested that people pray for health care workers, and he advised that people "take this medical threat more seriously."

"Maybe you assumed that it couldn’t happen to you, just like I did," he wrote. "Please adhere to the social instructions that you are receiving locally and nationally."

[gratuitous]

18. Sounds like the pastor learned something

I hope nobody in their congregation or anyone they may have spread Covid-19 to dies from this. I also hope that more folks besides the pastor take the warnings and instructions of public health officials to heart.

[backtoblue]

22. I hope so too

[barbtries]

26. at least he had the humility

to admit he was wrong about that.

[msongs]

13. one wonders where they are getting so many test kits nt

[Dave in VA]

15. Members of

the Branch Covidian!

(Stole this from someone else on DU, not sure who. But great description!)

[underpants]

20. I like it

[2naSalit]

27. I thought that

Jonestown was a more apt description. As in D. Jonestown T.

[Dave in VA]

29. I'm stealing that one too!

[2naSalit]

30. It's a gem! Use it all over the place!

Especially if you have a tweet machine!

[Progressive Jones]

16. Imaginary Gawd didn't protect them? nt

[AnotherMother4Peace]

17. My sister is front line on this "war" & they are threatening her life - may they go to hell if this

was purposeful.

[central scrutinizer]

19. Apparently their version of the sky wizard

Isn’t all that powerful. Thanks for the data point.

[underpants]

21. I offer my prayers and prayers

[Brainfodder]

23. Thoughts....

Just the beginning....

Dopes who think they know better but don't for 800 Alex?

[gibraltar72]

24. My local Ass of God

is a virtual petri dish.

[Newest Reality]

28. Doh!

They didn't sacrifice some lambs and smear the blood on the doors and so, it didn't pass over them. Gosh. Blind leading the blind.

Gee, I thought everybody knew that forumula.