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South Dakota’s COVID-19 stats are not as good as alleged
Claim: South Dakota took minimal government action to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but the coronavirus spread was the least while losing the least jobs.
Ah Proud memes in South Dakota Those related to the coronavirus, which were widely shared on social media a few weeks ago, are once again popular. “South Dakota never closed. With four cases per 100,000 ppl, the lowest and lowest unemployment rate in the country. Do you feel like you lied?”
The roots of memes seem to be in the May post, One of themWas posted by LaDonna Holt Hollander-Forbes in mid-May and has over 46,000 shares and 660 comments. USA TODAY contacted her for comments.
It is true that the Governor of South Dakota did not give a home-based order to contain the coronavirus, and any restrictions on the company were relatively loose and short-lived. In fact WalletHub analysis It turned out to be the state with the least government regulation.
And while state coronavirus infections and unemployment rates are low compared to many states, they are not as low as Meme says.
So people could feel that they were lying.
More:Fact Check: What’s Right and Wrong About Coronaviruses?
South Dakota infection rates
South Dakota has a population of 884,659 According to the Census Bureau.. According to the report, as of July 25, there were a total of 8,200 cases. State Department of Health..
The four cases per 100,000 South Dakotan means that only 36 cases have been seen since the beginning of the pandemic. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..
Since COVID-19 was first diagnosed on 17 March in South Dakota, 932 cases have been diagnosed per 100,000. As of May 15, 3,887 diagnosed cases, Or 439 cases per 100,000.
Therefore, memes are offset by hundreds of cases per 100,000.
The lowest infection rate in the whole country
South Dakotan doesn’t have to look far to find a low prevalence state. The North Dakota rate — 723 per 100,000 — is lower than that of South Dakota. According to the CDC, Vermont had the lowest incidence, 218 cases per 100,000. Still, South Dakota is in much better shape than blockbuster states such as New Jersey, with 2,021 cases per 100,000 in the state.
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At 26th place, South Dakota came in the middle of a pack of 100,000 pandemic-related deaths at the age of 14, according to the Healthcare Business website. Becker Hospital Review..
Unemployment in South Dakota
Mount Rushmore has a lower unemployment rate than most states during the COVID-19 outbreak, but not the worst. The unemployment rate in June was 7.2%. It was 3.3% last June. That’s a 3.9% difference, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics statistics released on July 17.
South Dakota lags eight states and Washington DC
The actual rate of change in Utah was the lowest from 2.5 points to 5.1%.
South Dakota is much richer than Massachusetts, with unemployment in June rising 14.5 percentage points to 17.4%, the highest in the country.
Our verdict: partly wrong
It’s true that there was no blockade in South Dakota. However, other claims made about the prevalence and employment impact of the virus in South Dakota in Meme are not supported by the information available from the State Department of Health, CDC and BLS. This allegation is rated PARTLY FALSE.
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