South and West Didn't Learn

Where leaders took the coronavirus seriously, numbers have been decreasing. Where they scoffed at it, numbers are increasing.

The absolute numbers aren't yet the same. But it's clear and south and west learned little from the northeast, when they should have been in the front row taking copious notes. (I wish these graphs were per capita.)

But in absolute terms, the number of known cases in the South is growing quickly and — because of the larger population in the region — seems very likely to surpass the numbers we saw in the Northeast. pic.twitter.com/pwOEJp556P

— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) June 23, 2020