Oklahoma has the 12th lowest death rate from Covid-19. Oklahoma has one of the higher testing rates in the USA. About 2 million tests have been recorded on our nearly 4 million people. So our low rate is not coming from our lack of tests to confirm actual illnesses.
Texas, for instance, only tests their public at a rate of half of the Oklahoma testing services. The real data shows that of the roughly 175,000 confirmed Oklahoma cases, less than 1700 deaths have been attributed to Covid-19. that's lower than 1%, so far. Most Oklahomans believe the actual infection spread is nearly twice the confirmed number. Many residents believe they, or someone they know, had Covid-19 as early as last December. Vermont continues to lead the nation in low death rates. But who travels to Vermont? The same is true of Alaska & Hawaii. It appears that the places with the most travel activities are among the highest in social spread of Covid-19. |
A french social media website had this essay regarding the fatigue of trying to prevent a new cold virus from spreading. It may be a European author, but the sentiment is global. Last March we were asked to go along with a 2 week shutdown, and in return the govt. would send us thousands of dollars. It's worth reading just for the catalog of impact on daily life which has taken on so many manifestations of disruption.
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