Mad Hatter
SILVER
I think it really has to do with other factors.Actually, yes, CA has done better. AZ has about 792 covid deaths per million population. CA has about 422. AZ has done about twice as poorly as CA.
In all, AZ has a pretty awful record on covid. Most of the damage was done in June and July- but it still counts. If you died in July, you’re still dead now.
Don’t read this as support for closing outdoor youth activities in CA. But you need a better argument than “look how well AZ did.”. AZ seriously screwed the pooch with their initial opening in May.
Take for instance Utah.
From what I understand they have been far more lax over the entire covid period vs AZ. But looking at their numbers they have substantially fewer deaths per million vs AZ.
They have been much more open in comparison to CA as well. And their numbers are dramatically lower vs CA.
This would seem to imply that it isn't so much gov mandates or policies that determine what the virus does. It would seem more likely that the virus affects people differently based on location, the makeup of the population, etc.