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Hundreds of teens exposed to coronavirus after attending Texas party, mayor confirms
coronavirus at a massive party in Texas, Austin Public Health authorities say.On June 20, around 300 high school students partied at Pongfest in Lakeway, a posh lakeside suburb in central Texas hills, Mayor Sandy Cox confirmed in a Facebook live video.Pongfest, per KVUE-TV, is an annual beer pong tournament.“They start planning it early in the year, there’s a small committee of people who know everything about it,” Lakeway resident Aly Kotal told the broadcast station. 18 family members test positive for COVID-19 following birthday party in Texas At the time of the party, some of the attendees were awaiting test results for COVID-19.