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Herpes reports up at Coachella

Posted at 8:52 AM, Apr 26, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-26 11:52:46-04

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Reports of herpes skyrocketed during the Coachella music festival.

That's according to Herpes Alert, a website that diagnoses and treats herpes.

Normally, the site diagnoses about 12 cases per day, however between April 12 and 21, during Coachella, they counted upwards of 250 herpes cases a day.