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Students in Tuscaloosa have been throwing parties in which they invite people infected with Covid-19 and gamble on who comes down with the illness first, city officials say.
Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry told ABC News about the situation on Wednesday.Fire chief, Randy Smith first reported the parties at a meeting on Tuesday, according to WBMA-TV in Birmingham. Smith said the fire service had received reports of students throwing parties and inviting "known positives" but initially thought it was a rumor.
"Not only did the doctor's offices help confirm it, but the state confirmed they had the same information," Smith said, according to WBMA.
McKinstry went into more detail, telling ABC News that not only were these parties with the infected taking place, but attendees were also gambling on who would get sick next."They put money in a pot and they try to get COVID. Whoever gets COVID first gets the pot," she said.
"It makes no sense."
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