If lockdowns & masks work, why are the vast majority of Covid deaths in leftist states?

[danielpalos]

Dems claim rightwingers refuse to wear masks. Then explain why more people died in lefty states.

Bring some science, not "ORANGE MAN BAD"!

State	Deaths / 1M pop	Total Cases	Confirmed Cases	Confirmed Case Fatality Rate	Total Case Fatality Rate	Tests	Tests / 1M pop	Confirmed Cases / 1M pop	New Deaths	Deaths
California	1,336	-	3,563,618	1.48%	-	48,897,190	1,237,521	90,190	-	52,782
New York	2,470	-	1,693,580	2.84%	-	38,409,107	1,974,400	87,058	-	48,042
Texas	1,533	-	2,672,266	1.66%	-	23,204,166	800,257	92,160	-	44,453
Florida	1,450	-	1,918,100	1.62%	-	21,901,603	1,019,735	89,306	-	31,142
Pennsylvania	1,890	-	940,831	2.57%	-	10,476,323	818,336	73,491	-	24,193
New Jersey	2,626	-	795,785	2.93%	-	10,690,625	1,203,602	89,593	-	23,321
Illinois	1,800	-	1,189,416	1.92%	-	18,234,668	1,438,993	93,863	-	22,803
Georgia	1,646	-	1,011,807	1.73%	-	7,712,024	726,356	95,297	-	17,480
Ohio	1,484	-	970,583	1.79%	-	10,084,481	862,725	83,033	-	17,346
Michigan	1,657	-	649,057	2.55%	-	10,985,614	1,100,007	64,991	-	16,544
Massachusetts	2,329	-	582,844	2.78%	-	16,317,937	2,348,073	83,868	-	16,182
Arizona	2,206	-	818,670	1.96%	-	4,210,980	578,533	112,474	-	16,060
Indiana	1,875	-	662,750	1.90%	-	8,056,112	1,196,650	98,445	-	12,623
Tennessee	1,674	-	776,337	1.47%	-	6,797,475	994,776	113,613	-	11,436
North Carolina	1,076	-	863,409	1.31%	-	10,311,881	983,200	82,323	-	11,288
Alabama	2,045	-	497,154	2.02%	-	2,423,471	494,265	101,394	+38	10,029
Louisiana	2,075	-	431,271	2.24%	-	6,004,999	1,291,733	92,771	-	9,647
Virginia	1,048	-	578,559	1.55%	-	7,547,695	884,269	67,783	-	8,943
South Carolina	1,666	-	518,823	1.65%	-	5,999,533	1,165,249	100,767	-	8,576
Missouri	1,394	-	522,581	1.64%	-	5,490,487	894,591	85,147	-	8,555
Maryland	1,310	-	383,956	2.06%	-	7,948,627	1,314,761	63,509	+14	7,919
Connecticut	2,148	-	283,128	2.70%	-	6,804,929	1,908,662	79,412	-	7,658
Mississippi	2,266	-	295,675	2.28%	-	2,472,673	830,830	99,348	+19	6,743
Minnesota	1,163	-	485,655	1.35%	-	7,376,464	1,307,969	86,115	-	6,558
Wisconsin	1,106	-	564,592	1.14%	-	3,196,304	548,964	96,968	-	6,440
Colorado	1,035	-	430,615	1.38%	-	2,585,390	448,951	74,776	-	5,959
Iowa	1,743	-	364,892	1.51%	-	4,088,220	1,295,762	115,653	-	5,498
Arkansas	1,741	-	322,949	1.63%	-	3,169,449	1,050,243	107,014	-	5,254
Washington	664	-	344,660	1.47%	-	5,301,508	696,203	45,261	-	5,059
Nevada	1,613	-	294,289	1.69%	-	2,729,627	886,198	95,544	-	4,967
Kansas	1,630	-	296,954	1.60%	-	1,259,105	432,190	101,930	-	4,750
Kentucky	1,046	-	406,201	1.15%	-	4,521,249	1,011,992	90,920	-	4,671
Oklahoma	1,146	-	424,999	1.07%	-	3,516,251	888,622	107,405	-	4,534
New Mexico	1,784	-	185,542	2.02%	-	2,710,151	1,292,500	88,487	-	3,740
Rhode Island	2,384	-	126,849	1.99%	-	3,022,306	2,852,952	119,741	-	2,525
West Virginia	1,292	-	132,416	1.74%	-	2,198,226	1,230,020	74,094	+8	2,309
Oregon	528	-	156,037	1.43%	-	3,760,400	891,568	36,995	-	2,225
Nebraska	1,077	-	201,346	1.04%	-	967,551	500,179	104,087	-	2,084
Puerto Rico	641	-	183,432	1.12%	-	464,073	145,309	57,436	+8	2,048
Utah	608	-	371,979	0.52%	-	3,828,322	1,194,127	116,027	-	1,949
South Dakota	2,134	-	112,652	1.68%	-	423,463	478,674	127,339	-	1,888
Idaho	1,044	-	171,836	1.09%	-	1,092,871	609,839	95,887	-	1,871
North Dakota	1,899	-	99,957	1.45%	-	405,387	531,961	131,166	-	1,447
Delaware	1,464	-	87,193	1.64%	-	627,084	643,979	89,542	-	1,426
Montana	1,284	-	100,158	1.37%	-	1,081,562	1,011,961	93,713	-	1,372
New Hampshire	860	-	75,803	1.54%	-	1,662,742	1,222,864	55,749	-	1,170
District of Columbia	1,450	-	40,818	2.51%	-	1,233,983	1,748,473	57,836	+4	1,023
Maine	524	-	45,091	1.56%	-	1,871,610	1,392,347	33,545	+2	705
Wyoming	1,178	-	54,527	1.25%	-	641,380	1,108,199	94,214	-	682
Hawaii	310	-	27,623	1.59%	-	1,120,660	791,498	19,510	-	439
Alaska	409	-	56,428	0.53%	-	1,704,660	2,330,219	77,135	-	299
Vermont	330	-	15,372	1.34%	-	1,078,840	1,728,941	24,635	-	20

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per 1M Population | RealClearPolitics

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per Population | RealClearPolitics

www.realclearpolitics.com

Right wing States are also in the top ten.

U.S. COVID death rate by state 2023 | Statista

As of March 2023, Arizona had the highest COVID death rate in the U.S., with 455 deaths per 100,000 population. Hawaii had the lowest death rate.

www.statista.com

Nobody said they weren’t.

The fact remains the vast majority of China Flu deaths are in Dimwinger run states.

You mean the ones with the higher population densities?

Like the ones where Governors send sick patients back to nursing homes.

No, like the ones brave enough to open up their economies but too chicken to abolish the wasteful spending of our alleged wars on crime, drugs, and terror.

Deflection 101...don’t be angry at the world because you’re too stupid to get a real job.

lol. You are too dumb to get a valid argument. Equal pay for equal work!

Equality or Equity!

The equity of equality!

NBA is 85% black while the male population is 6% in the US....equality? Equity? Or just best players play.

I think we need to look at it from a more historical and wholistic point of view:

Wells Fargo CEO's comments about diverse talent anger some employees

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charles Scharf exasperated some Black employees in a Zoom meeting this summer when he reiterated that the bank had trouble reaching diversity goals because there was not enough qualified minority talent, two participants told Reuters.

www.cnbc.com

So you believe the CEO hired inferior people just because of skin color and cost his shareholders money?

Do you also believe that the NBA can't find enough white players?

 

[danielpalos]

Dems claim rightwingers refuse to wear masks. Then explain why more people died in lefty states.

Bring some science, not "ORANGE MAN BAD"!

State	Deaths / 1M pop	Total Cases	Confirmed Cases	Confirmed Case Fatality Rate	Total Case Fatality Rate	Tests	Tests / 1M pop	Confirmed Cases / 1M pop	New Deaths	Deaths
California	1,336	-	3,563,618	1.48%	-	48,897,190	1,237,521	90,190	-	52,782
New York	2,470	-	1,693,580	2.84%	-	38,409,107	1,974,400	87,058	-	48,042
Texas	1,533	-	2,672,266	1.66%	-	23,204,166	800,257	92,160	-	44,453
Florida	1,450	-	1,918,100	1.62%	-	21,901,603	1,019,735	89,306	-	31,142
Pennsylvania	1,890	-	940,831	2.57%	-	10,476,323	818,336	73,491	-	24,193
New Jersey	2,626	-	795,785	2.93%	-	10,690,625	1,203,602	89,593	-	23,321
Illinois	1,800	-	1,189,416	1.92%	-	18,234,668	1,438,993	93,863	-	22,803
Georgia	1,646	-	1,011,807	1.73%	-	7,712,024	726,356	95,297	-	17,480
Ohio	1,484	-	970,583	1.79%	-	10,084,481	862,725	83,033	-	17,346
Michigan	1,657	-	649,057	2.55%	-	10,985,614	1,100,007	64,991	-	16,544
Massachusetts	2,329	-	582,844	2.78%	-	16,317,937	2,348,073	83,868	-	16,182
Arizona	2,206	-	818,670	1.96%	-	4,210,980	578,533	112,474	-	16,060
Indiana	1,875	-	662,750	1.90%	-	8,056,112	1,196,650	98,445	-	12,623
Tennessee	1,674	-	776,337	1.47%	-	6,797,475	994,776	113,613	-	11,436
North Carolina	1,076	-	863,409	1.31%	-	10,311,881	983,200	82,323	-	11,288
Alabama	2,045	-	497,154	2.02%	-	2,423,471	494,265	101,394	+38	10,029
Louisiana	2,075	-	431,271	2.24%	-	6,004,999	1,291,733	92,771	-	9,647
Virginia	1,048	-	578,559	1.55%	-	7,547,695	884,269	67,783	-	8,943
South Carolina	1,666	-	518,823	1.65%	-	5,999,533	1,165,249	100,767	-	8,576
Missouri	1,394	-	522,581	1.64%	-	5,490,487	894,591	85,147	-	8,555
Maryland	1,310	-	383,956	2.06%	-	7,948,627	1,314,761	63,509	+14	7,919
Connecticut	2,148	-	283,128	2.70%	-	6,804,929	1,908,662	79,412	-	7,658
Mississippi	2,266	-	295,675	2.28%	-	2,472,673	830,830	99,348	+19	6,743
Minnesota	1,163	-	485,655	1.35%	-	7,376,464	1,307,969	86,115	-	6,558
Wisconsin	1,106	-	564,592	1.14%	-	3,196,304	548,964	96,968	-	6,440
Colorado	1,035	-	430,615	1.38%	-	2,585,390	448,951	74,776	-	5,959
Iowa	1,743	-	364,892	1.51%	-	4,088,220	1,295,762	115,653	-	5,498
Arkansas	1,741	-	322,949	1.63%	-	3,169,449	1,050,243	107,014	-	5,254
Washington	664	-	344,660	1.47%	-	5,301,508	696,203	45,261	-	5,059
Nevada	1,613	-	294,289	1.69%	-	2,729,627	886,198	95,544	-	4,967
Kansas	1,630	-	296,954	1.60%	-	1,259,105	432,190	101,930	-	4,750
Kentucky	1,046	-	406,201	1.15%	-	4,521,249	1,011,992	90,920	-	4,671
Oklahoma	1,146	-	424,999	1.07%	-	3,516,251	888,622	107,405	-	4,534
New Mexico	1,784	-	185,542	2.02%	-	2,710,151	1,292,500	88,487	-	3,740
Rhode Island	2,384	-	126,849	1.99%	-	3,022,306	2,852,952	119,741	-	2,525
West Virginia	1,292	-	132,416	1.74%	-	2,198,226	1,230,020	74,094	+8	2,309
Oregon	528	-	156,037	1.43%	-	3,760,400	891,568	36,995	-	2,225
Nebraska	1,077	-	201,346	1.04%	-	967,551	500,179	104,087	-	2,084
Puerto Rico	641	-	183,432	1.12%	-	464,073	145,309	57,436	+8	2,048
Utah	608	-	371,979	0.52%	-	3,828,322	1,194,127	116,027	-	1,949
South Dakota	2,134	-	112,652	1.68%	-	423,463	478,674	127,339	-	1,888
Idaho	1,044	-	171,836	1.09%	-	1,092,871	609,839	95,887	-	1,871
North Dakota	1,899	-	99,957	1.45%	-	405,387	531,961	131,166	-	1,447
Delaware	1,464	-	87,193	1.64%	-	627,084	643,979	89,542	-	1,426
Montana	1,284	-	100,158	1.37%	-	1,081,562	1,011,961	93,713	-	1,372
New Hampshire	860	-	75,803	1.54%	-	1,662,742	1,222,864	55,749	-	1,170
District of Columbia	1,450	-	40,818	2.51%	-	1,233,983	1,748,473	57,836	+4	1,023
Maine	524	-	45,091	1.56%	-	1,871,610	1,392,347	33,545	+2	705
Wyoming	1,178	-	54,527	1.25%	-	641,380	1,108,199	94,214	-	682
Hawaii	310	-	27,623	1.59%	-	1,120,660	791,498	19,510	-	439
Alaska	409	-	56,428	0.53%	-	1,704,660	2,330,219	77,135	-	299
Vermont	330	-	15,372	1.34%	-	1,078,840	1,728,941	24,635	-	20

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per 1M Population | RealClearPolitics

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per Population | RealClearPolitics

www.realclearpolitics.com

Right wing States are also in the top ten.

U.S. COVID death rate by state 2023 | Statista

As of March 2023, Arizona had the highest COVID death rate in the U.S., with 455 deaths per 100,000 population. Hawaii had the lowest death rate.

www.statista.com

Nobody said they weren’t.

The fact remains the vast majority of China Flu deaths are in Dimwinger run states.

You mean the ones with the higher population densities?

Either masks and lockdowns work, or they don't.

Sweden reports record daily number of COVID-19 deaths, but infection rate may have peaked

Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy placed it in the global spotlight, reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for a single day on Thursday, taking the total toll above 10,000, although new infections appear to be easing.

www.reuters.com

So you are saying people die of the China Flu whether they wear masks or not.

Cool story.

Only if you miss the point about using masks to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

70% of those infected were mask wearers.

You are missing the context. Masks protect other people not the wearer. Other people going maskless in close quarters could make it worse for the mask wearers.

 

[Orangecat]

Population density

True, it takes a lot of dense people to turn a state blue.

 

[ElmerMudd]

no you didn't read the post you fking idiot. Here was the line in the Post I responded to " Colonelanus does not know the difference between a novel virus and a virus "

I said, neither do you.

Now tell me where I was included in any of that. you're such a fkwad. You must have to wipe yourself hourly.

My mistake Jshit. I thought the post was from Colonelanus. Easy mistake to make, you both spew the same bullshit.
You are a horses ass for throwing your fellow minion, Colonelanus, under the bus as not knowing the difference between a novel virus and a virus and the implications.
Jshit, why don't you tell us the difference between a novel virus and a virus and the implications.

Such vulgar language coming out your pelosi.

I try to use the language of those I communicate with so they will understand. To communicate with Trump minions you need to dumb your communication down and swear a lot.

Thanks for the tip. So to get Democrats to understand us better, we should constantly lie and misquote what Democrats said like you do, huh?

Good one kaz.

 

[Nostra]

Dems claim rightwingers refuse to wear masks. Then explain why more people died in lefty states.

Bring some science, not "ORANGE MAN BAD"!

State	Deaths / 1M pop	Total Cases	Confirmed Cases	Confirmed Case Fatality Rate	Total Case Fatality Rate	Tests	Tests / 1M pop	Confirmed Cases / 1M pop	New Deaths	Deaths
California	1,336	-	3,563,618	1.48%	-	48,897,190	1,237,521	90,190	-	52,782
New York	2,470	-	1,693,580	2.84%	-	38,409,107	1,974,400	87,058	-	48,042
Texas	1,533	-	2,672,266	1.66%	-	23,204,166	800,257	92,160	-	44,453
Florida	1,450	-	1,918,100	1.62%	-	21,901,603	1,019,735	89,306	-	31,142
Pennsylvania	1,890	-	940,831	2.57%	-	10,476,323	818,336	73,491	-	24,193
New Jersey	2,626	-	795,785	2.93%	-	10,690,625	1,203,602	89,593	-	23,321
Illinois	1,800	-	1,189,416	1.92%	-	18,234,668	1,438,993	93,863	-	22,803
Georgia	1,646	-	1,011,807	1.73%	-	7,712,024	726,356	95,297	-	17,480
Ohio	1,484	-	970,583	1.79%	-	10,084,481	862,725	83,033	-	17,346
Michigan	1,657	-	649,057	2.55%	-	10,985,614	1,100,007	64,991	-	16,544
Massachusetts	2,329	-	582,844	2.78%	-	16,317,937	2,348,073	83,868	-	16,182
Arizona	2,206	-	818,670	1.96%	-	4,210,980	578,533	112,474	-	16,060
Indiana	1,875	-	662,750	1.90%	-	8,056,112	1,196,650	98,445	-	12,623
Tennessee	1,674	-	776,337	1.47%	-	6,797,475	994,776	113,613	-	11,436
North Carolina	1,076	-	863,409	1.31%	-	10,311,881	983,200	82,323	-	11,288
Alabama	2,045	-	497,154	2.02%	-	2,423,471	494,265	101,394	+38	10,029
Louisiana	2,075	-	431,271	2.24%	-	6,004,999	1,291,733	92,771	-	9,647
Virginia	1,048	-	578,559	1.55%	-	7,547,695	884,269	67,783	-	8,943
South Carolina	1,666	-	518,823	1.65%	-	5,999,533	1,165,249	100,767	-	8,576
Missouri	1,394	-	522,581	1.64%	-	5,490,487	894,591	85,147	-	8,555
Maryland	1,310	-	383,956	2.06%	-	7,948,627	1,314,761	63,509	+14	7,919
Connecticut	2,148	-	283,128	2.70%	-	6,804,929	1,908,662	79,412	-	7,658
Mississippi	2,266	-	295,675	2.28%	-	2,472,673	830,830	99,348	+19	6,743
Minnesota	1,163	-	485,655	1.35%	-	7,376,464	1,307,969	86,115	-	6,558
Wisconsin	1,106	-	564,592	1.14%	-	3,196,304	548,964	96,968	-	6,440
Colorado	1,035	-	430,615	1.38%	-	2,585,390	448,951	74,776	-	5,959
Iowa	1,743	-	364,892	1.51%	-	4,088,220	1,295,762	115,653	-	5,498
Arkansas	1,741	-	322,949	1.63%	-	3,169,449	1,050,243	107,014	-	5,254
Washington	664	-	344,660	1.47%	-	5,301,508	696,203	45,261	-	5,059
Nevada	1,613	-	294,289	1.69%	-	2,729,627	886,198	95,544	-	4,967
Kansas	1,630	-	296,954	1.60%	-	1,259,105	432,190	101,930	-	4,750
Kentucky	1,046	-	406,201	1.15%	-	4,521,249	1,011,992	90,920	-	4,671
Oklahoma	1,146	-	424,999	1.07%	-	3,516,251	888,622	107,405	-	4,534
New Mexico	1,784	-	185,542	2.02%	-	2,710,151	1,292,500	88,487	-	3,740
Rhode Island	2,384	-	126,849	1.99%	-	3,022,306	2,852,952	119,741	-	2,525
West Virginia	1,292	-	132,416	1.74%	-	2,198,226	1,230,020	74,094	+8	2,309
Oregon	528	-	156,037	1.43%	-	3,760,400	891,568	36,995	-	2,225
Nebraska	1,077	-	201,346	1.04%	-	967,551	500,179	104,087	-	2,084
Puerto Rico	641	-	183,432	1.12%	-	464,073	145,309	57,436	+8	2,048
Utah	608	-	371,979	0.52%	-	3,828,322	1,194,127	116,027	-	1,949
South Dakota	2,134	-	112,652	1.68%	-	423,463	478,674	127,339	-	1,888
Idaho	1,044	-	171,836	1.09%	-	1,092,871	609,839	95,887	-	1,871
North Dakota	1,899	-	99,957	1.45%	-	405,387	531,961	131,166	-	1,447
Delaware	1,464	-	87,193	1.64%	-	627,084	643,979	89,542	-	1,426
Montana	1,284	-	100,158	1.37%	-	1,081,562	1,011,961	93,713	-	1,372
New Hampshire	860	-	75,803	1.54%	-	1,662,742	1,222,864	55,749	-	1,170
District of Columbia	1,450	-	40,818	2.51%	-	1,233,983	1,748,473	57,836	+4	1,023
Maine	524	-	45,091	1.56%	-	1,871,610	1,392,347	33,545	+2	705
Wyoming	1,178	-	54,527	1.25%	-	641,380	1,108,199	94,214	-	682
Hawaii	310	-	27,623	1.59%	-	1,120,660	791,498	19,510	-	439
Alaska	409	-	56,428	0.53%	-	1,704,660	2,330,219	77,135	-	299
Vermont	330	-	15,372	1.34%	-	1,078,840	1,728,941	24,635	-	20

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per 1M Population | RealClearPolitics

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per Population | RealClearPolitics

www.realclearpolitics.com

Right wing States are also in the top ten.

U.S. COVID death rate by state 2023 | Statista

As of March 2023, Arizona had the highest COVID death rate in the U.S., with 455 deaths per 100,000 population. Hawaii had the lowest death rate.

www.statista.com

Nobody said they weren’t.

The fact remains the vast majority of China Flu deaths are in Dimwinger run states.

You mean the ones with the higher population densities?

Either masks and lockdowns work, or they don't.

Sweden reports record daily number of COVID-19 deaths, but infection rate may have peaked

Sweden, whose unorthodox pandemic strategy placed it in the global spotlight, reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for a single day on Thursday, taking the total toll above 10,000, although new infections appear to be easing.

www.reuters.com

So you are saying people die of the China Flu whether they wear masks or not.

Cool story.

Only if you miss the point about using masks to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

70% of those infected were mask wearers.

You are missing the context. Masks protect other people not the wearer. Other people going maskless in close quarters could make it worse for the mask wearers.

So you are trying to claim that 70% of mask wearers hung out in close quarters with people who didn't wear masks.

 

[Lesh]

State missteps failed frail in Florida’s nursing homes

As coronavirus deaths increased exponentially in elder care centers, Gov. Ron DeSantis took a victory lap. Along with...

www.jacksonville.com

"Also last week, he announced a Jacksonville nursing home that hadn’t opened yet would take COVID-19 patients who can’t be isolated in their current facilities.

DeSantis has trumpeted that he avoided the avalanche of deaths like in New York and New Jersey because he prohibited hospitals from transferring positive cases back to facilities. But he didn’t ban the practice until May 5."

It didn't become an issue because Florida hospitals at that time were not overwhelmed like in NY

Show the quotes you're referring to in the article

Typical. Both were provided to you initially

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Dems claim rightwingers refuse to wear masks. Then explain why more people died in lefty states.

Bring some science, not "ORANGE MAN BAD"!

State	Deaths / 1M pop	Total Cases	Confirmed Cases	Confirmed Case Fatality Rate	Total Case Fatality Rate	Tests	Tests / 1M pop	Confirmed Cases / 1M pop	New Deaths	Deaths
California	1,336	-	3,563,618	1.48%	-	48,897,190	1,237,521	90,190	-	52,782
New York	2,470	-	1,693,580	2.84%	-	38,409,107	1,974,400	87,058	-	48,042
Texas	1,533	-	2,672,266	1.66%	-	23,204,166	800,257	92,160	-	44,453
Florida	1,450	-	1,918,100	1.62%	-	21,901,603	1,019,735	89,306	-	31,142
Pennsylvania	1,890	-	940,831	2.57%	-	10,476,323	818,336	73,491	-	24,193
New Jersey	2,626	-	795,785	2.93%	-	10,690,625	1,203,602	89,593	-	23,321
Illinois	1,800	-	1,189,416	1.92%	-	18,234,668	1,438,993	93,863	-	22,803
Georgia	1,646	-	1,011,807	1.73%	-	7,712,024	726,356	95,297	-	17,480
Ohio	1,484	-	970,583	1.79%	-	10,084,481	862,725	83,033	-	17,346
Michigan	1,657	-	649,057	2.55%	-	10,985,614	1,100,007	64,991	-	16,544
Massachusetts	2,329	-	582,844	2.78%	-	16,317,937	2,348,073	83,868	-	16,182
Arizona	2,206	-	818,670	1.96%	-	4,210,980	578,533	112,474	-	16,060
Indiana	1,875	-	662,750	1.90%	-	8,056,112	1,196,650	98,445	-	12,623
Tennessee	1,674	-	776,337	1.47%	-	6,797,475	994,776	113,613	-	11,436
North Carolina	1,076	-	863,409	1.31%	-	10,311,881	983,200	82,323	-	11,288
Alabama	2,045	-	497,154	2.02%	-	2,423,471	494,265	101,394	+38	10,029
Louisiana	2,075	-	431,271	2.24%	-	6,004,999	1,291,733	92,771	-	9,647
Virginia	1,048	-	578,559	1.55%	-	7,547,695	884,269	67,783	-	8,943
South Carolina	1,666	-	518,823	1.65%	-	5,999,533	1,165,249	100,767	-	8,576
Missouri	1,394	-	522,581	1.64%	-	5,490,487	894,591	85,147	-	8,555
Maryland	1,310	-	383,956	2.06%	-	7,948,627	1,314,761	63,509	+14	7,919
Connecticut	2,148	-	283,128	2.70%	-	6,804,929	1,908,662	79,412	-	7,658
Mississippi	2,266	-	295,675	2.28%	-	2,472,673	830,830	99,348	+19	6,743
Minnesota	1,163	-	485,655	1.35%	-	7,376,464	1,307,969	86,115	-	6,558
Wisconsin	1,106	-	564,592	1.14%	-	3,196,304	548,964	96,968	-	6,440
Colorado	1,035	-	430,615	1.38%	-	2,585,390	448,951	74,776	-	5,959
Iowa	1,743	-	364,892	1.51%	-	4,088,220	1,295,762	115,653	-	5,498
Arkansas	1,741	-	322,949	1.63%	-	3,169,449	1,050,243	107,014	-	5,254
Washington	664	-	344,660	1.47%	-	5,301,508	696,203	45,261	-	5,059
Nevada	1,613	-	294,289	1.69%	-	2,729,627	886,198	95,544	-	4,967
Kansas	1,630	-	296,954	1.60%	-	1,259,105	432,190	101,930	-	4,750
Kentucky	1,046	-	406,201	1.15%	-	4,521,249	1,011,992	90,920	-	4,671
Oklahoma	1,146	-	424,999	1.07%	-	3,516,251	888,622	107,405	-	4,534
New Mexico	1,784	-	185,542	2.02%	-	2,710,151	1,292,500	88,487	-	3,740
Rhode Island	2,384	-	126,849	1.99%	-	3,022,306	2,852,952	119,741	-	2,525
West Virginia	1,292	-	132,416	1.74%	-	2,198,226	1,230,020	74,094	+8	2,309
Oregon	528	-	156,037	1.43%	-	3,760,400	891,568	36,995	-	2,225
Nebraska	1,077	-	201,346	1.04%	-	967,551	500,179	104,087	-	2,084
Puerto Rico	641	-	183,432	1.12%	-	464,073	145,309	57,436	+8	2,048
Utah	608	-	371,979	0.52%	-	3,828,322	1,194,127	116,027	-	1,949
South Dakota	2,134	-	112,652	1.68%	-	423,463	478,674	127,339	-	1,888
Idaho	1,044	-	171,836	1.09%	-	1,092,871	609,839	95,887	-	1,871
North Dakota	1,899	-	99,957	1.45%	-	405,387	531,961	131,166	-	1,447
Delaware	1,464	-	87,193	1.64%	-	627,084	643,979	89,542	-	1,426
Montana	1,284	-	100,158	1.37%	-	1,081,562	1,011,961	93,713	-	1,372
New Hampshire	860	-	75,803	1.54%	-	1,662,742	1,222,864	55,749	-	1,170
District of Columbia	1,450	-	40,818	2.51%	-	1,233,983	1,748,473	57,836	+4	1,023
Maine	524	-	45,091	1.56%	-	1,871,610	1,392,347	33,545	+2	705
Wyoming	1,178	-	54,527	1.25%	-	641,380	1,108,199	94,214	-	682
Hawaii	310	-	27,623	1.59%	-	1,120,660	791,498	19,510	-	439
Alaska	409	-	56,428	0.53%	-	1,704,660	2,330,219	77,135	-	299
Vermont	330	-	15,372	1.34%	-	1,078,840	1,728,941	24,635	-	20

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per 1M Population | RealClearPolitics

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per Population | RealClearPolitics

www.realclearpolitics.com

Right wing States are also in the top ten.

U.S. COVID death rate by state 2023 | Statista

As of March 2023, Arizona had the highest COVID death rate in the U.S., with 455 deaths per 100,000 population. Hawaii had the lowest death rate.

www.statista.com

Nobody said they weren’t.

The fact remains the vast majority of China Flu deaths are in Dimwinger run states.

You mean the ones with the higher population densities?

Like the ones where Governors send sick patients back to nursing homes.

No, like the ones brave enough to open up their economies but too chicken to abolish the wasteful spending of our alleged wars on crime, drugs, and terror.

Deflection 101...don’t be angry at the world because you’re too stupid to get a real job.

lol. You are too dumb to get a valid argument. Equal pay for equal work!

Equality or Equity!

The equity of equality!

NBA is 85% black while the male population is 6% in the US....equality? Equity? Or just best players play.

I think we need to look at it from a more historical and wholistic point of view:

Wells Fargo CEO's comments about diverse talent anger some employees

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charles Scharf exasperated some Black employees in a Zoom meeting this summer when he reiterated that the bank had trouble reaching diversity goals because there was not enough qualified minority talent, two participants told Reuters.

www.cnbc.com

So you believe the CEO hired inferior people just because of skin color and cost his shareholders money?

Do you also believe that the NBA can't find enough white players?

100%...NBA plays the very best. Skin color is irrelevant. Teams aren't trying to suck. And you answered my question with a question, which illustrates you were raised poorly.

 

[jc456]

Dems claim rightwingers refuse to wear masks. Then explain why more people died in lefty states.

Bring some science, not "ORANGE MAN BAD"!

State	Deaths / 1M pop	Total Cases	Confirmed Cases	Confirmed Case Fatality Rate	Total Case Fatality Rate	Tests	Tests / 1M pop	Confirmed Cases / 1M pop	New Deaths	Deaths
California	1,336	-	3,563,618	1.48%	-	48,897,190	1,237,521	90,190	-	52,782
New York	2,470	-	1,693,580	2.84%	-	38,409,107	1,974,400	87,058	-	48,042
Texas	1,533	-	2,672,266	1.66%	-	23,204,166	800,257	92,160	-	44,453
Florida	1,450	-	1,918,100	1.62%	-	21,901,603	1,019,735	89,306	-	31,142
Pennsylvania	1,890	-	940,831	2.57%	-	10,476,323	818,336	73,491	-	24,193
New Jersey	2,626	-	795,785	2.93%	-	10,690,625	1,203,602	89,593	-	23,321
Illinois	1,800	-	1,189,416	1.92%	-	18,234,668	1,438,993	93,863	-	22,803
Georgia	1,646	-	1,011,807	1.73%	-	7,712,024	726,356	95,297	-	17,480
Ohio	1,484	-	970,583	1.79%	-	10,084,481	862,725	83,033	-	17,346
Michigan	1,657	-	649,057	2.55%	-	10,985,614	1,100,007	64,991	-	16,544
Massachusetts	2,329	-	582,844	2.78%	-	16,317,937	2,348,073	83,868	-	16,182
Arizona	2,206	-	818,670	1.96%	-	4,210,980	578,533	112,474	-	16,060
Indiana	1,875	-	662,750	1.90%	-	8,056,112	1,196,650	98,445	-	12,623
Tennessee	1,674	-	776,337	1.47%	-	6,797,475	994,776	113,613	-	11,436
North Carolina	1,076	-	863,409	1.31%	-	10,311,881	983,200	82,323	-	11,288
Alabama	2,045	-	497,154	2.02%	-	2,423,471	494,265	101,394	+38	10,029
Louisiana	2,075	-	431,271	2.24%	-	6,004,999	1,291,733	92,771	-	9,647
Virginia	1,048	-	578,559	1.55%	-	7,547,695	884,269	67,783	-	8,943
South Carolina	1,666	-	518,823	1.65%	-	5,999,533	1,165,249	100,767	-	8,576
Missouri	1,394	-	522,581	1.64%	-	5,490,487	894,591	85,147	-	8,555
Maryland	1,310	-	383,956	2.06%	-	7,948,627	1,314,761	63,509	+14	7,919
Connecticut	2,148	-	283,128	2.70%	-	6,804,929	1,908,662	79,412	-	7,658
Mississippi	2,266	-	295,675	2.28%	-	2,472,673	830,830	99,348	+19	6,743
Minnesota	1,163	-	485,655	1.35%	-	7,376,464	1,307,969	86,115	-	6,558
Wisconsin	1,106	-	564,592	1.14%	-	3,196,304	548,964	96,968	-	6,440
Colorado	1,035	-	430,615	1.38%	-	2,585,390	448,951	74,776	-	5,959
Iowa	1,743	-	364,892	1.51%	-	4,088,220	1,295,762	115,653	-	5,498
Arkansas	1,741	-	322,949	1.63%	-	3,169,449	1,050,243	107,014	-	5,254
Washington	664	-	344,660	1.47%	-	5,301,508	696,203	45,261	-	5,059
Nevada	1,613	-	294,289	1.69%	-	2,729,627	886,198	95,544	-	4,967
Kansas	1,630	-	296,954	1.60%	-	1,259,105	432,190	101,930	-	4,750
Kentucky	1,046	-	406,201	1.15%	-	4,521,249	1,011,992	90,920	-	4,671
Oklahoma	1,146	-	424,999	1.07%	-	3,516,251	888,622	107,405	-	4,534
New Mexico	1,784	-	185,542	2.02%	-	2,710,151	1,292,500	88,487	-	3,740
Rhode Island	2,384	-	126,849	1.99%	-	3,022,306	2,852,952	119,741	-	2,525
West Virginia	1,292	-	132,416	1.74%	-	2,198,226	1,230,020	74,094	+8	2,309
Oregon	528	-	156,037	1.43%	-	3,760,400	891,568	36,995	-	2,225
Nebraska	1,077	-	201,346	1.04%	-	967,551	500,179	104,087	-	2,084
Puerto Rico	641	-	183,432	1.12%	-	464,073	145,309	57,436	+8	2,048
Utah	608	-	371,979	0.52%	-	3,828,322	1,194,127	116,027	-	1,949
South Dakota	2,134	-	112,652	1.68%	-	423,463	478,674	127,339	-	1,888
Idaho	1,044	-	171,836	1.09%	-	1,092,871	609,839	95,887	-	1,871
North Dakota	1,899	-	99,957	1.45%	-	405,387	531,961	131,166	-	1,447
Delaware	1,464	-	87,193	1.64%	-	627,084	643,979	89,542	-	1,426
Montana	1,284	-	100,158	1.37%	-	1,081,562	1,011,961	93,713	-	1,372
New Hampshire	860	-	75,803	1.54%	-	1,662,742	1,222,864	55,749	-	1,170
District of Columbia	1,450	-	40,818	2.51%	-	1,233,983	1,748,473	57,836	+4	1,023
Maine	524	-	45,091	1.56%	-	1,871,610	1,392,347	33,545	+2	705
Wyoming	1,178	-	54,527	1.25%	-	641,380	1,108,199	94,214	-	682
Hawaii	310	-	27,623	1.59%	-	1,120,660	791,498	19,510	-	439
Alaska	409	-	56,428	0.53%	-	1,704,660	2,330,219	77,135	-	299
Vermont	330	-	15,372	1.34%	-	1,078,840	1,728,941	24,635	-	20

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per 1M Population | RealClearPolitics

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per Population | RealClearPolitics

www.realclearpolitics.com

Right wing States are also in the top ten.

U.S. COVID death rate by state 2023 | Statista

As of March 2023, Arizona had the highest COVID death rate in the U.S., with 455 deaths per 100,000 population. Hawaii had the lowest death rate.

www.statista.com

Nobody said they weren’t.

The fact remains the vast majority of China Flu deaths are in Dimwinger run states.

You mean the ones with the higher population densities?

Like the ones where Governors send sick patients back to nursing homes.

No, like the ones brave enough to open up their economies but too chicken to abolish the wasteful spending of our alleged wars on crime, drugs, and terror.

Deflection 101...don’t be angry at the world because you’re too stupid to get a real job.

lol. You are too dumb to get a valid argument. Equal pay for equal work!

Equality or Equity!

The equity of equality!

NBA is 85% black while the male population is 6% in the US....equality? Equity? Or just best players play.

I think we need to look at it from a more historical and wholistic point of view:

Wells Fargo CEO's comments about diverse talent anger some employees

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charles Scharf exasperated some Black employees in a Zoom meeting this summer when he reiterated that the bank had trouble reaching diversity goals because there was not enough qualified minority talent, two participants told Reuters.

www.cnbc.com

So you believe the CEO hired inferior people just because of skin color and cost his shareholders money?

Do you also believe that the NBA can't find enough white players?

100%...NBA plays the very best. Skin color is irrelevant. Teams aren't trying to suck. And you answered my question with a question, which illustrates you were raised poorly.

they do when there is a draft ranking. All pro sport teams tank to get draft picks.

 

[kaz]

State missteps failed frail in Florida’s nursing homes

As coronavirus deaths increased exponentially in elder care centers, Gov. Ron DeSantis took a victory lap. Along with...

www.jacksonville.com

"Also last week, he announced a Jacksonville nursing home that hadn’t opened yet would take COVID-19 patients who can’t be isolated in their current facilities.

DeSantis has trumpeted that he avoided the avalanche of deaths like in New York and New Jersey because he prohibited hospitals from transferring positive cases back to facilities. But he didn’t ban the practice until May 5."

It didn't become an issue because Florida hospitals at that time were not overwhelmed like in NY

Show the quotes you're referring to in the article

Typical. Both were provided to you initially

I said to cite the specific quotes that back up what you claim that article says.

Nowhere did it say your claim that Florida was sending thousands of Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo, you lied.

You also said there were more States that did that, you didn't show that either

 

[danielpalos]

So you are trying to claim that 70% of mask wearers hung out in close quarters with people who didn't wear masks.

That was the point you missed. People going maskless in stores could be enough.

 

[danielpalos]

100%...NBA plays the very best. Skin color is irrelevant. Teams aren't trying to suck. And you answered my question with a question, which illustrates you were raised poorly.

Not at all. You simply missed the wholistic and historical perspective; how many blacks are eschewing basketball to pursue doctorates?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

100%...NBA plays the very best. Skin color is irrelevant. Teams aren't trying to suck. And you answered my question with a question, which illustrates you were raised poorly.

Not at all. You simply missed the wholistic and historical perspective; how many blacks are eschewing basketball to pursue doctorates?

IDK...less than 1% play in the NBA more have doctorates. You again never answered my question regarding the WF CEO. You were raised poorly.

 

[Lesh]

Nowhere did it say your claim that Florida was sending thousands of Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo, you lied.

I showed you that Florida had the exact same mandate regarding nursing home patients as NY did at the exact same time.

Suck it Kaz.

 

[Nostra]

Nowhere did it say your claim that Florida was sending thousands of Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo, you lied.

I showed you that Florida had the exact same mandate regarding nursing home patients as NY did at the exact same time.

Suck it Kaz.

You did no such thing, liar.

 

[kaz]

Nowhere did it say your claim that Florida was sending thousands of Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo, you lied.

I showed you that Florida had the exact same mandate regarding nursing home patients as NY did at the exact same time.

Suck it Kaz.

So no, you can't provide the actual quotes to support your lame ass claim that DeSantas ordered thousands Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo.

Yes, you are a fucking liar.

That doesn't even address that you claimed it was several States

 

[Toro]

Dems claim rightwingers refuse to wear masks. Then explain why more people died in lefty states.

Bring some science, not "ORANGE MAN BAD"!

State	Deaths / 1M pop	Total Cases	Confirmed Cases	Confirmed Case Fatality Rate	Total Case Fatality Rate	Tests	Tests / 1M pop	Confirmed Cases / 1M pop	New Deaths	Deaths
California	1,336	-	3,563,618	1.48%	-	48,897,190	1,237,521	90,190	-	52,782
New York	2,470	-	1,693,580	2.84%	-	38,409,107	1,974,400	87,058	-	48,042
Texas	1,533	-	2,672,266	1.66%	-	23,204,166	800,257	92,160	-	44,453
Florida	1,450	-	1,918,100	1.62%	-	21,901,603	1,019,735	89,306	-	31,142
Pennsylvania	1,890	-	940,831	2.57%	-	10,476,323	818,336	73,491	-	24,193
New Jersey	2,626	-	795,785	2.93%	-	10,690,625	1,203,602	89,593	-	23,321
Illinois	1,800	-	1,189,416	1.92%	-	18,234,668	1,438,993	93,863	-	22,803
Georgia	1,646	-	1,011,807	1.73%	-	7,712,024	726,356	95,297	-	17,480
Ohio	1,484	-	970,583	1.79%	-	10,084,481	862,725	83,033	-	17,346
Michigan	1,657	-	649,057	2.55%	-	10,985,614	1,100,007	64,991	-	16,544
Massachusetts	2,329	-	582,844	2.78%	-	16,317,937	2,348,073	83,868	-	16,182
Arizona	2,206	-	818,670	1.96%	-	4,210,980	578,533	112,474	-	16,060
Indiana	1,875	-	662,750	1.90%	-	8,056,112	1,196,650	98,445	-	12,623
Tennessee	1,674	-	776,337	1.47%	-	6,797,475	994,776	113,613	-	11,436
North Carolina	1,076	-	863,409	1.31%	-	10,311,881	983,200	82,323	-	11,288
Alabama	2,045	-	497,154	2.02%	-	2,423,471	494,265	101,394	+38	10,029
Louisiana	2,075	-	431,271	2.24%	-	6,004,999	1,291,733	92,771	-	9,647
Virginia	1,048	-	578,559	1.55%	-	7,547,695	884,269	67,783	-	8,943
South Carolina	1,666	-	518,823	1.65%	-	5,999,533	1,165,249	100,767	-	8,576
Missouri	1,394	-	522,581	1.64%	-	5,490,487	894,591	85,147	-	8,555
Maryland	1,310	-	383,956	2.06%	-	7,948,627	1,314,761	63,509	+14	7,919
Connecticut	2,148	-	283,128	2.70%	-	6,804,929	1,908,662	79,412	-	7,658
Mississippi	2,266	-	295,675	2.28%	-	2,472,673	830,830	99,348	+19	6,743
Minnesota	1,163	-	485,655	1.35%	-	7,376,464	1,307,969	86,115	-	6,558
Wisconsin	1,106	-	564,592	1.14%	-	3,196,304	548,964	96,968	-	6,440
Colorado	1,035	-	430,615	1.38%	-	2,585,390	448,951	74,776	-	5,959
Iowa	1,743	-	364,892	1.51%	-	4,088,220	1,295,762	115,653	-	5,498
Arkansas	1,741	-	322,949	1.63%	-	3,169,449	1,050,243	107,014	-	5,254
Washington	664	-	344,660	1.47%	-	5,301,508	696,203	45,261	-	5,059
Nevada	1,613	-	294,289	1.69%	-	2,729,627	886,198	95,544	-	4,967
Kansas	1,630	-	296,954	1.60%	-	1,259,105	432,190	101,930	-	4,750
Kentucky	1,046	-	406,201	1.15%	-	4,521,249	1,011,992	90,920	-	4,671
Oklahoma	1,146	-	424,999	1.07%	-	3,516,251	888,622	107,405	-	4,534
New Mexico	1,784	-	185,542	2.02%	-	2,710,151	1,292,500	88,487	-	3,740
Rhode Island	2,384	-	126,849	1.99%	-	3,022,306	2,852,952	119,741	-	2,525
West Virginia	1,292	-	132,416	1.74%	-	2,198,226	1,230,020	74,094	+8	2,309
Oregon	528	-	156,037	1.43%	-	3,760,400	891,568	36,995	-	2,225
Nebraska	1,077	-	201,346	1.04%	-	967,551	500,179	104,087	-	2,084
Puerto Rico	641	-	183,432	1.12%	-	464,073	145,309	57,436	+8	2,048
Utah	608	-	371,979	0.52%	-	3,828,322	1,194,127	116,027	-	1,949
South Dakota	2,134	-	112,652	1.68%	-	423,463	478,674	127,339	-	1,888
Idaho	1,044	-	171,836	1.09%	-	1,092,871	609,839	95,887	-	1,871
North Dakota	1,899	-	99,957	1.45%	-	405,387	531,961	131,166	-	1,447
Delaware	1,464	-	87,193	1.64%	-	627,084	643,979	89,542	-	1,426
Montana	1,284	-	100,158	1.37%	-	1,081,562	1,011,961	93,713	-	1,372
New Hampshire	860	-	75,803	1.54%	-	1,662,742	1,222,864	55,749	-	1,170
District of Columbia	1,450	-	40,818	2.51%	-	1,233,983	1,748,473	57,836	+4	1,023
Maine	524	-	45,091	1.56%	-	1,871,610	1,392,347	33,545	+2	705
Wyoming	1,178	-	54,527	1.25%	-	641,380	1,108,199	94,214	-	682
Hawaii	310	-	27,623	1.59%	-	1,120,660	791,498	19,510	-	439
Alaska	409	-	56,428	0.53%	-	1,704,660	2,330,219	77,135	-	299
Vermont	330	-	15,372	1.34%	-	1,078,840	1,728,941	24,635	-	20

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per 1M Population | RealClearPolitics

Coronavirus Updates (COVID-19) Deaths & Cases per Population | RealClearPolitics

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Because more people live in leftist states.

derp derp derp

 

[kaz]

Nowhere did it say your claim that Florida was sending thousands of Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo, you lied.

I showed you that Florida had the exact same mandate regarding nursing home patients as NY did at the exact same time.

Suck it Kaz.

You did no such thing, liar.

Yes, Lesh still can't back up his claim that De Santas ordred 15,000 people to their death like Cuomo did

 

[Lesh]

Yes, Lesh still can't back up his claim that De Santas ordred 15,000 people to their death like Cuomo did

Start by being honest. I never made that claim.

What I claimed was that DeSantis had the exact same mandate in place at exactly the same time as Cuomo. And I proved that to be true so suck my sweaty asshole.

Yea..you earned it.

 

[Lesh]

That doesn't even address that you claimed it was several States

And I have shown you that it was Florida. You know it was NY. It was also at LEAST Illinois and NJ.

Ya know why that was the case?

Because that was the policy put out by the CDC at that time. TRUMP's CDC

 

[Care4all]

State missteps failed frail in Florida’s nursing homes

As coronavirus deaths increased exponentially in elder care centers, Gov. Ron DeSantis took a victory lap. Along with...

www.jacksonville.com

"Also last week, he announced a Jacksonville nursing home that hadn’t opened yet would take COVID-19 patients who can’t be isolated in their current facilities.

DeSantis has trumpeted that he avoided the avalanche of deaths like in New York and New Jersey because he prohibited hospitals from transferring positive cases back to facilities. But he didn’t ban the practice until May 5."

It didn't become an issue because Florida hospitals at that time were not overwhelmed like in NY

Show the quotes you're referring to in the article

Typical. Both were provided to you initially

I said to cite the specific quotes that back up what you claim that article says.

Nowhere did it say your claim that Florida was sending thousands of Covid patients into retirement homes like Cuomo, you lied.

You also said there were more States that did that, you didn't show that either

It does say it in the article linked above....he and Cuomo stopped doing it in May 2020....Not only did he send covid hospital patients back in to nursing homes, DeSantis never even separated covid positive residents from the other residents.

After saying he would conduct only “surveillance testing” at facilities, DeSantis changed course last week and will at least partly try to adhere to federal guidelines by testing all staffers over the next two weeks, The Post has learned.

Beyond that it wasn’t until this month that DeSantis made basic infection containment, like isolating COVID-positive residents, a requirement, not a suggestion.

He ordered elder care centers two weeks ago to isolate them or ship them out to hospitals or another home without cases.

Also last week, he announced a Jacksonville nursing home that hadn’t opened yet would take COVID-19 patients who can’t be isolated in their current facilities.

DeSantis has trumpeted that he avoided the avalanche of deaths like in New York and New Jersey because he prohibited hospitals from transferring positive cases back to facilities. But he didn’t ban the practice until May 5