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Thursday, February 4th, 2021

South Dakota governor thinks her state did better than anyone else in COVID — it is the second-worst

Author:     Sarah K. Burris
Source:     Raw Story
Publication Date:     February 03, 2021
 Link: South Dakota governor thinks her state did better than anyone else in COVID — it is the second-worst
Stephan:   The people of South Dakota elected, Kristi Noem, an incompetent Republican ideologue for their governor and that's the performance they got from her. The question this story leaves you with is this: Is she just incapable of living in a fact-based reality world, or is she just not intelligent enough to understand facts? Either way, the people of South Dakota have no one to blame but themselves. And this is yet another proof that Republican governance is always inferior.
Incompetent Republican Governor Kristi Noem

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) appeared on Fox News Tuesday evening, claiming that under her “unique approach,” she was able to help her state get through the pandemic better than “virtually every other state.”

The problem, however, is that South Dakota actually did among the worst in the nation when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.

When one looks at per-capita cases, meaning the percentage of the population who got COVID or died from COVID, the Dakotas were among the worst. The states both reached the top in the country with hospitals near capacity and healthcare workers with COVID staying at work.Tired of ads? Want to support our progressive journalism? Click to learn more.

Looking at the Center for Disease Control of data since Jan. 2020, South Dakota has had 12,244 cases per 100,000 people. To put that in context, New York has only had 7,378 cases per 100,000 people. California has had 8,247 cases per 100,000. Even Texas is lower than South Dakota with 8,251 […]

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