Compare Tennessee to Kentucky. One has been on a strict lockdown and the other wasn't. That should be a fair comparison between strategies and success.
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I live in TN and my parents live in KY. This is not true. KY acted quicker but neither state is on anymore of a significantly strict lockdown than the other.
They acted quicker, but as far the severity of the lockdown they appear to be pretty similar. I am sure there are some minor things here and there, but Groceries, walmart, Hardware stores, takeout at restaurants etc etc, have been open in both. And sit down restaurants, bars, hair salons, etc etc have been closed in both.
So any idea why there is such discrepancy in the numbers? Tennessee has more cases and tests, both in real numbers and proportionally, but Kentucky has more deaths.
I dont know, I would assume the fact that Tennessee has Nashville and more tourism would play somewhat of a factor, especially at the beginning before things closed down.
I'm not assuming anything, but tourism seems like a small factor in the grand scheme of things. Both states have pretty similar demographics so it should be a good apples to apples comparison but the numbers are very divergent.
It is still a matter of how it spreads though. Just because Ky and TN are pretty similar in a lot of ways, doesnt mean that numbers from a contagious disease would necessarily be similar, It is spread through carriers, not because of socioeconomic factors.
Plus, raw #s are obviously going to be higher in metro areas, and TN has Nashville and Memphis which make up about half of the cases in TN. Ky on the other hand, only really has 1 metro area.
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