Miller Place Inn on New York's Long Island hosted the Sweet 16 event on September 25.
Miller Place Inn on New York's Long Island hosted the Sweet 16 event on September 25.
NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND
CNN  — 

A Sweet 16 turned sour when 29 guests took home the coronavirus as a party favor – a costly gift for the Long Island venue hit with $12,000 in Covid-19 violation fines.

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services levied the fines after extensive contact tracing connected a cluster of cases to a September 25 Sweet 16 party at the Miller Place Inn, according to a Suffolk County Health Department press release.

The 81-person guest list, 49 students and 32 adults, violated New York state’s executive orders limiting nonessential gatherings to 50 people or less than 50% capacity.

A medic prepares to transfer a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance outside of Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital where Coronavirus patients are treated in Coral Gables near Miami, on July 30, 2020. - Florida has emerged as a major new epicenter of the US battle against the disease, with confirmed cases recently surpassing New York and now second only to California. The state toll has leapt over the past week and more than 6,500 people have died from the disease there, according to health officials. More than 460,000 people have been infected with the virus in Florida, which has a population of 21 million, and a quarter of the state's cases are in Miami. The US has tallied a total of 151,826 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit country in the world. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
A medic prepares to transfer a patient on a stretcher from an ambulance outside of Emergency at Coral Gables Hospital where Coronavirus patients are treated in Coral Gables near Miami, on July 30, 2020. - Florida has emerged as a major new epicenter of the US battle against the disease, with confirmed cases recently surpassing New York and now second only to California. The state toll has leapt over the past week and more than 6,500 people have died from the disease there, according to health officials. More than 460,000 people have been infected with the virus in Florida, which has a population of 21 million, and a quarter of the state's cases are in Miami. The US has tallied a total of 151,826 deaths from COVID-19, making it the hardest-hit country in the world. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images

Related article 'Hunker down': The fall Covid-19 surge is here

Of the 37 positive cases health officials identified from the party, 29 were party guests, seven were household members and one a close contact of someone who attended the party.

As of Tuesday, health officials identified 334 contacts, 151 who were non-school affiliated and 183 who were school affiliated. A total of 270 people connected to the event are under quarantine, according to the health department.

Several contacts have already completed their quarantine period, as their exposure dates back to more than 14 days.

Eight schools have reported positive cases related to the party and 35 schools have at least one student who has been affected by the event, according to the release. It was not immediately clear how the 35 schools were affected.

“This was an egregious violation and should serve as a stark reminder of the consequences that exist for flouting COVID-19 protocols. These rules and regulations exist for a reason - to keep New Yorkers safe - and we all have an obligation to act responsibly,” Suffolk Country Executive Steve Bellone said in the press release.

The Miller Place Inn is charged with causing, permitting and serving as the venue for an indoor gathering of more than 50 persons and for not enforcing New York and Suffolk County Department of Health Covid-19 restrictions. The venue is also charged with operating a food establishment in an unsanitary condition.

CNN reached out to the venue for comment.

CNN’s Madeline Holcombe contributed to this report.