[grahamas]

"Researchers concluded that more than 266,000 cases were tied to the event attended by more than 460,000 individuals.

[...]

At least 260 cases in 11 states have been officially connected to the rally by government officials.

[...]

Most people who attended the event did not take coronavirus precautions like wearing masks and social distancing, The Associated Press reported at the time."

[SOLAR_FIELDS]

I am trying to parse that first blurb “tied to the event”. Are they saying that of the 460k that went to the event, 260k of them are somehow associated with a coronavirus case? It’s not really clear what “tied to” means in the article at least.