The Nationwide Auto Public sale Affiliation’s annual conference has been postponed, with no make-up date given by the group.

The present had been set for Sept. 28-30 in Chicago.

The affiliation despatched a press release Friday that mentioned the choice to postpone the occasion comes after suggestions from its members and companions.

“Sadly, we’re nonetheless in the midst of a resurgence,” the discharge states. “We wish to guarantee you that the enterprise of the affiliation will proceed by way of digital committee conferences and digital board and all-member conferences for the election of officers.”

After falling to a few of its lowest ranges for the reason that starting of the pandemic, the novel coronavirus has re-emerged this summer season. The general variety of new circumstances within the U.S. stays stubbornly excessive, particularly in states with low vaccination charges.

As of Sept. 9, the U.S. was averaging 1,579 deaths a day, up 28 p.c from 14 days earlier, in keeping with information compiled by The New York Instances.

In Chicago, there was a mean of 466 new circumstances per day as of Sept. 9, in keeping with the town’s COVID dashboard. Deaths averaged 4.29 per day, an increase of fifty p.c from the week earlier than.

The NAAA additionally canceled its 2020 present, slated for Oct. 6-8 in Dallas, as a result of pandemic.