Just to be clear, if we're talking states vs. states, Florida is definitely
not the worst example.
Florida ranks 16th in deaths per 1 Million state residents, and has death rates one half to one third of those of the worst states who bungled their Covid response. California is lower than Florida, and mid-pack at 26th in deaths per 1 Million among the fifty states.
From worst to best as of Tuesday, September 22nd....
1. New Jersey 1,823 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
2. New York 1,706 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
3. Massachusetts 1,341 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
16. Florida 625 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
26. California 382 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
49. Wyoming 85 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
50. Alaska 62 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
And as another interesting point of reference, since many US states are as big or bigger than many European countries, here's how a few European countries currently stack up against the USA as a whole, and various US states like New York, Florida, California, Wyoming...
Belgium 871 Covid Deaths Per 1 Million Residents (highest death rate in Europe, but half New York's rate)
United Kingdom 629 Deaths Per 1 Million Residents (closest analogy to Florida's rate)
United States 627 Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
Sweden 576 Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
France 469 Deaths Per 1 Million Residents
Ireland 370 Deaths Per 1 Million Residents (closest analogy to California's rate)
Austria 87 Deaths Per 1 Million Residents (closest analogy to Wyoming's rate)
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