The higher death rates in NJ/NY etc were due to COVID being new, and treatments being unknown or experimental. The death rates in South Dakota were because idio

The higher death rates in NJ/NY etc were due to COVID being new, and treatments being unknown or experimental. The death rates in South Dakota were because idiots felt the need to clog a small town with 500K cyclists despite warnings from almost every reliable epidemiologist. It's the difference between getting surprised by a deadly bug, and having state governments that don't give a crap despite being forewarned.