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Despite rising COVID-19 numbers across the country, many Americans chose to gather in large groups and without masks to celebrate Independence Day weekend.
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People participate in the Independence Day parade in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on July 4.
People gather at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on July 4.
Elaine Steele, 77, watches the OneHB Neighborhood Parade celebrating the 4th of July in Huntington Beach on July 4.
People participate in the Independence Day parade in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on July 4.
A lifeguard vehicle is parked on the shore as people crowd Pacific Beach in San Diego on July 3.
A family waits in line at the entrance to an amusement pier in Wildwood, New Jersey, on July 3.
People wearing masks ride attractions at an amusement pier in Wildwood, New Jersey, on July 3.
A person wearing American flag clothing poses on the boardwalk at Coney Island, New York City, on July 4.
People select fireworks for purchase from a vendor in Orlando on July 4.
People wear face masks and undergo mandatory temperature checks before entering the pier in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on July 4.
A hostess provides hand sanitizer to patrons entering a restaurant in the South Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach on July 3.
Beachgoers gather at Coney Island on July 4.
People gather at Rockaway Beach in the Queens borough of New York City on July 4.
Signs displaying social distancing rules stand outside a business at Rockaway Beach on July 4.
A lifeguard walks along the beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on July 4.
A discarded mask floats in the ocean surf in Wildwood, New Jersey, on July 3.
A couple rides on a golf cart in Myrtle Beach on July 4.
People walk on the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach on July 4.
People walk along Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach on July 4.
A Park Service ranger offers free cloth face masks to spectators gathering near the Washington Memorial for Independence Day fireworks in Washington, DC, on July 4.
Spectators attend Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City on July 4.
People watch a fireworks display in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 4.
Spectators sit atop a pillar at the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, as fireworks burst in the air during Independence Day celebrations on July 4.
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