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Why is CA doing so poorly? Is it just bigger cities? OR and WA seem to be doing relatively well

Some guesswork here, but looking at the percentages in SoCal the hispanic percentage of COVID cases is much higher[0] and perhaps a driver for the bigger numbers (whatever the root cause).

[0] https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs...

too many stupid restrictions just made people fed up and ignore most if not all of them.

Anecdotal evidence, of course, but I was shocked to learn that many of my friends had inside guests for holidays. This is instead of going camping by themselves (banned) or going skiing by themselves (banned too). Even outdoor dining is banned - all you can do is gather inside now.

Many people see stuff like the curfew and know that there is absolutely no science behind such a restriction. If there are restrictions put on people for no good reason people will rebel against data based restrictions as well.

> Why is CA doing so poorly?

A lot of people who can't afford to stay home combined with a bunch of numbnuts who decided to go visit family over Thanksgiving.

This isn't even the Christmas burst yet. It's about to get worse.

do you think CA has a higher rate of “numbnuts” than Florida? I would assume about the same.

Can you trust Florida's numbers? They SWATted a woman for reporting worse numbers.

They SWATted her for allegedly using an emergency broadcast system to say that the numbers were wrong.

This comment is not an endorsement of said actions, just a pedantic correction.

Total deaths per capita still suggests that Florida has more numbnuts than California.

The reporting is also partially where stuff is active right now. El Paso was sending people in ambulances 600 miles to Austin because they were out of room.

"LA Runs Out of Hospital Rooms" is more of a headline than "El Paso Still Out of Hospital Rooms".

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