WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Officials in Walla Walla County are now walking back their claim that some people held parties designed to intentionally expose themselves to coronavirus.
Community Health Director Meghan DeBolt issued a statement late Wednesday saying her earlier remarks were incorrect.
DeBolt wrote in the new statement that there were not parties by people intending to develop COVID-19.
DeBolt had told the Union-Bulletin newspaper earlier this week that contact tracing had revealed some people were attending parties with the idea that it is better to get sick with COVID-19 and recover. At the time, she called the parties irresponsible.