Since this thread is about Florida, Texas, and Georgia, let's take a look at their death rates per million. And let's compare those rates to some other states that had much tougher lockdowns, such as New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Connecticut. and Massachusettes.
Source:
United States Coronavirus: 2,224,814 Cases and 119,652 Deaths - Worldometer
Texas: 71
Florida: 141
Georgia: 243
Michigan: 604
Massachusettes: 1,112
Connecticut: 1,181
New Jersey: 1,450
New York: 1,595
Based on these numbers, I don't think there's any logical or rational argument that Texas, Florida, and Georgia are doing worse than the states that had much tougher lockdowns.
On the contrary, according to those numbers, Texas, Florida, and Georgia are doing far better than the states that had much tougher lockdowns.
New York and New Jersey both required nursing homes to admit patients who had tested positive for COVID-19.
Source:
Discharging COVID-19 Patients To Nursing Homes Called A 'Recipe For Disaster'
Meanwhile, Florida prohibited nursing homes from admitting such patients.
Source:
Coronavirus Florida: DeSantis: Florida nursing homes safer than other states
The different results of these different policies are exactly what any logical person would expect.
On May 13, the Palm Beach Post
reported the following rates of elder-care resident deaths per 100,000 people:
Florida: 3.5
New York: nearly 27
New Jersey: 51
Source:
Coronavirus Florida: DeSantis: Florida nursing homes safer than other states
In addition, a study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New York showed that 66% of them were people who stayed home.
Source:
Majority Of New Coronavirus Cases In New York Are From People Staying At Home—Not Traveling Or Working
Meanwhile, another study showed that the risk of the virus spreading at school is "extremely low."
Source:
Risk of coronavirus spreading in schools 'extremely low', study finds
Here are 150 reasons why the lockdown is a scam:
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