Virus Out of Control In the Dakotas

“The percentage of tests for Covid-19 coming back positive in South Dakota has soared to 46%. That’s more than eight times the World Health Organization’s recommended 5% threshold for businesses to be open,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“As Covid cases surge across the U.S. and in Europe, South Dakota and North Dakota hold a distinct position: Each has more new virus cases per capita than any other states have seen since the pandemic began. South Dakota has the most and North Dakota the second-most.”

Wrote South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) in the Rapid City Journal: “Those who don’t want to wear a mask shouldn’t be shamed into wearing one.”