Wanna catch Covid-19? Head for the Cosmo. “The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas topped reported locations of possible COVID-19 exposures in June, July and August in Southern Nevada, according to state disease investigation analyses,” reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The renegade resort ranked #1 in five discrete studies. Said Northeastern University‘s Samuel Scarpino, “Clearly the data paint a picture of hotels and casinos being high risk for transmission.” Perhaps fearful for tourism, the Nevada Department of Health & Human Services‘ Shannon Litz rushed to spray the fire. “This is more a reflection of general community spread than a specific issue with the employer or business,” she told the R-J. The resort itself sent out a cloud of PR blather, displaying no contrition for its poor showing. Basically, if you’ve caught Coronavirus, there’s a 1-in-4 chance in Las Vegas you got it at a casino. How do you like those odds?
