This is demonstrably false. I'm not saying any state did particularly well, but there is no clear line between "states that tried to stay open" and "suffering both worse fatality rates and worse economic impacts".
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-coronavirus-restrictions/73...
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi...
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/unemploymen...
https://carsey.unh.edu/COVID-19-Economic-Impact-By-State#:~:...).