(CNN) Coronavirus cases linked to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last week have now reached across state lines to Nebraska, public health officials said. At least seven Covid-19 cases in Nebraska's Panhandle region have been tied to the rally, Kim Engel, director of the Panhandle Public Health District, confirmed in an email to CNN. The cases that have appeared in Nebraska are the latest to be connected to the 80th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally , which took place August 7-16. Minnesota also confirmed 15 cases of Covid-19 connected with the rally, according to Kris Ehresmann, director of the Minnesota Health Department Infectious Disease Division. Health officials say they expect to see additional cases in the next few days, Ehresmann said.

Source: CNN August 21, 2020 18:33 UTC