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Five states had an increased jump in cases. In all but Florida–New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey–the states remain in some form of lockdown. Together, they had “more than 196,400 of the country’s 453,360 cases reported in the last week,” CNN reported. Cases are increasing where lockdowns remain and decreasing where lockdowns are loosened or eradicated.
At this point, it’s worth observing that in places where states have reopened faster, cases seem to go down as a general whole. Whether this is because fresh air is helpful or herd immunity is being reached faster because people are out and about remains to be seen. But at the very least, it’s absurd to suggest strict lockdowns should remain anywhere.
News Analysis Apr 17, 2021 9:30 AM EST
Reopened states with low COVID case counts show that lockdowns are a farce
Five states had an increased jump in cases. In all but Florida–New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey–the states remain in some form of lockdown.