We can learn a lot about how the Coronavirus affects populations in different geographical locations when we sort the data by “deaths per million“.

Look at the difference in DPM between the State of New York versus the State of Texas:

New York (which ranks highest) has a death rate of approximately 478 dead per million people (data from 4.12.20):

While Texas has a death rate of just 10 dead per million people:

Does it make sense to put a lockdown in place in a state that only has 10 deaths per million persons due to the Coronavirus?

Furthermore, the States of Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Arkansas do not have lockdown orders yet each has a death rate ranging between four and fifteen per million.

It would also seem that focusing our response on the hot spots (and leaving the rest of the nation alone) would do a great deal to reduce cases and deaths nationwide, as the disease is surely spreading from these highly infected areas.

If you want to lift the lockdown in your State, check out our action items.

The steps are simple: Make calls to your Representatives and radio stations, leave a comment to let others know you’ve taken action, spread the word to family and friends.