MAGA: 70% of New Coronavirus Cases Are In Red States

Discussion in 'Politics' started by exGOPer, Sep 3, 2020.

  1. exGOPer

    exGOPer

    Philip Bump: “When the pandemic was at its high, about three-quarters of new cases were in blue states. Now, about 7-in-10 new cases are in red states.”

    “It’s still the case, though, that many of those new cases are in blue counties. While more new cases are emerging in states that voted for Trump, those outbreaks were often in places that voted for Clinton. But here, too, there’s been a shift. For the first time, about half of new cases are also in counties that voted for Trump.”
     
  2. Who in the hell is Philip Bump and why should be believe what he says?

    How about a link to the story!
     
  3. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    https://apnews.com/f2257a3308ce4d0f1fff31dbc7546a71
    Parson: 7,000-plus Missouri college students test positive

    O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — More than 7,000 college-age people in Missouri have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes resumed in mid-August, fueling spikes in confirmed cases in the state’s college towns, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday.

    Recent single-day positive test rates in some college towns have been as high as 45% for people in the 18-24 age group, Parson said. That’s more than eight times the national positivity rate of 5.5% for people of all ages, according to the seven-day average from The Covid Tracking Project operated by The Atlantic.


    Parson said none of the college-age students have become seriously ill, but he warned that they can spread the disease to more vulnerable people such as the elderly.
     
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