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One state doing VERY badly but has received little attention is Mississippi.
MS has the 2nd highest # of new cases / capita, just behind Florida -- but MS is going up while FL is slowly inching down.
But the story here is much worse.
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MS has the 2nd highest # of new cases / capita, just behind Florida -- but MS is going up while FL is slowly inching down.
But the story here is much worse.
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First, data. Compared to two weeks ago
Mississippi:
Testing is DOWN 8%
Cases UP 37%
So that means test positivity is up. Way up. Actually highest in the nation at 22%.
Hospitalizations are up
Daily death toll up nearly 2X in past 2 weeks
You get the picture
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Mississippi:
Testing is DOWN 8%
Cases UP 37%
So that means test positivity is up. Way up. Actually highest in the nation at 22%.
Hospitalizations are up
Daily death toll up nearly 2X in past 2 weeks
You get the picture
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Much of Mississippi remains open
Bars, restaurants are open with only modest limits
Retail largely open
No statewide mask mandate (but do for many counties)
Many schools are struggling to figure out how to open
soon.
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Bars, restaurants are open with only modest limits
Retail largely open
No statewide mask mandate (but do for many counties)
Many schools are struggling to figure out how to open
soon.
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Mississippi will become nation's #1 in new cases/pop
Already #1 on test +
Can't open schools now. They'll just shut down
If MS wants kids in school, recipe known
Stop indoor dining/bars/gyms
Statewide masking
Fix testing
Then, may be, kids can go to school safely. Later
Fin
Already #1 on test +
Can't open schools now. They'll just shut down
If MS wants kids in school, recipe known
Stop indoor dining/bars/gyms
Statewide masking
Fix testing
Then, may be, kids can go to school safely. Later
Fin
