3 ms·

Vermont and Montana are sparse states so not surprising. Hawaii - that is interesting. Are those numbers accurate?

• CydeWeys 7y ago
  People give too much weight to overall sparsity/density, discounting how much human behavior has a role in creating personal density even in seemingly sparse areas. You can see massive infections in very sparse rural areas so long as people are congregating and not taking precautions. That seems to be what's happening in Nebraska. Behavior matters more. Here in Manhattan we're past the peak solely because of changes in behavior. It doesn't matter how sense the built environment is when most people are barely leaving their homes.
• dylz 7y ago
  New arrivals including domestic flights to Hawaii are being subject to heavy quarantine with follow-up, requirements of full documentation of where you will be staying, etc. https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/04/24/improved-verification-process-implemented-for-airline-passengers/ https://hidot.hawaii.gov/blog/2020/04/24/improved-verificati... They do not have the hospital capacity for this getting out of control.
  • netllama 7y ago
    No one has the hospital capacity for COVID19 getting out of control. That's the fundamental reason for the quarantines everywhere.
    • dylz 7y ago
      Preaching to the choir. I guess what I mean is that as a small island state far from anywhere else, if it gets bad, it gets _much worse_ than on the mainland.