The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South

Florida reports 45,604 new COVID-19 cases over a seven-day period but the state will not rely on restrictions to reduce infections. ”Governor DeSantis has ruled out COVID lockdowns and mask mandates,” a spokesperson said.https://t.co/lnKHR6A1gK

— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) July 18, 2021

Southern states have a "real vulnerability" to Delta Covid variant this summer, warns Dr. Peter Hotez https://t.co/p5nbMyrMwp

— Last Call (@LastCallCNBC) June 12, 2021

As the U.S. emerges from the pandemic, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country. The state is seeing an alarming rise in cases due to the fast-spreading delta variant and resistance among many people to getting vaccinated.https://t.co/sZ5m2rLVce

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 26, 2021

In the south, there are over 100 counties right now that have less than 20 percent of the residents vaccinated. https://t.co/QzkRIgVJmF

— Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸 (@NorahODonnell) June 16, 2021

This nation is so divided politically: Many blue states have already met Biden's vaccination goal — or will do so in the coming weeks.

But red states are running *way* behind https://t.co/ebL2h3dY6Y pic.twitter.com/mHhiNMcekN

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) June 10, 2021

America’s Covid-19 response has been compromised by partisan politics — and now Trump loyalist governors are reaping the whirlwind as their residents suffer the worst case, hospitalization and death rates per capita, @JohnAvlon says in today’s #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/fs6XzQbEpb

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) November 18, 2020

Texas is open 100%.

Texans should have the freedom to go where they want without any limits, restrictions, or requirements.

Today, I signed a law that prohibits any TX business or gov’t entity from requiring vaccine passports or any vaccine information. pic.twitter.com/JQXOe4cHgY

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 7, 2021

Reminder that despite right wing propaganda outlet running a hit piece against @GeoRebekah, the Sun Sentinel ran an investigative piece on how Ron Desantis has misled and lied to the public throughout the pandemic.https://t.co/3IEa4Zg44o

— Thomas Kennedy (@tomaskenn) May 17, 2021

Should this be bigger news? https://t.co/OwBF3R6ros

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) April 23, 2021

🧵On my last ER shift, there were NO accepting hospitals for my ICU patients. Across Arizona, ⬆️HCW illness, ⬆️nursing ratios & ⬇️PPE. We need HELP!! This is not "living with the virus" it's dying from the virus. We need a shutdown @dougduceyhttps://t.co/aJV2be8Jqx pic.twitter.com/32F2ruUQTK

— Cleavon MD 💉 💉 💉 (@Cleavon_MD) November 27, 2020

📍NEW: Chilling video of El Paso jail inmates hired to move bodies of #COVID19 deceased patients into mobile overflow morgues. Inmates wear full PPEs & paid $2/hour. They’ve been doing this tough work since Monday, before El Paso increased to 10 mobile morgues. I cry for El Paso. pic.twitter.com/KgQBpzD1mZ

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) November 15, 2020

BREAKING: Texas National Guard troops arrive to provide mortuary support to El Paso.

A unit of 36 soldiers have been assigned to help work through a backlog of close to 240 bodies at the county morgue. pic.twitter.com/fkxXuY8Rs7

— Keenan Willard (@KeenanNBC5) November 21, 2020

Seven weeks after #Florida @GovRonDeSantis relaxed restrictions to business and gatherings, "the positivity rate for all tests in the state has risen by 60%, now approaching 10% of all test results." https://t.co/QOBtuQXDW8 via @TonyNBC6

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) November 18, 2020

Oklahoma sees record COVID hospitalizations as ICUs at near capacity https://t.co/QKJYGLKsHK

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 3, 2020

This should be a bigger story—a veterans home visited two weeks ago by ⁦COVID positive Missouri Governor is now dealing with a major COVID outbreak. The Mount Vernon Veterans Home has had 31 residents test positive. #LincolnVeteran https://t.co/iuKtnZoetn

— Jess Piper (@EnglishTeach07) October 1, 2020

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ lifting of Covid-19 business restrictions and suspending fines will “have a huge impact.”

“This is a very dangerous time … He's taken some of these decisions out of our ability to regulate them.” https://t.co/jmczwdN6ci pic.twitter.com/SG1hRnWX5R

— CNN (@CNN) September 26, 2020

Dr. Fauci says Florida's full reopening of bars and restaurants is "very concerning.” https://t.co/LIoWKEXBmW

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 28, 2020

NEW: Task force reports obtained by @COVIDOversight plainly told Trump and Pence that cases were on the rise across the Sun Belt.

They rushed to reopen anyway.https://t.co/nE9og0bC2b

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) August 31, 2020

Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the Trump administration’s coronavirus coordinator, said on Sunday that the U.S. was in a “new phase” of the epidemic. "It is extraordinarily widespread," she said. "Everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune." https://t.co/eex88nYWlb

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 2, 2020

GOP governors in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida see approval sink https://t.co/PvEgJjiMd3 pic.twitter.com/3VXU62mYbo

— The Hill (@thehill) July 24, 2020

NAOMI ESQUIVEL, 39 of Houston, Texas, died of COVID-19 on July 2nd.

CARLOS GARCIA, 44, was her husband. He died of COVID-19 on July 17th.

They leave behind their two boys, aged 14 and 11.

More via @ImJessicaWilley https://t.co/7nJHG2Aw8W

— FacesOfCOVID (@FacesOfCOVID) July 24, 2020

Arizona still has the most COVID-19 deaths per capita#CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/uwXCafGmUj

— Euro Maestro (@euromaestro) July 22, 2020

Arizona has the most hospitalised per capita physician

Mississippi, Texas, Nevada and Florida make the top 5

New records for regional burden in the West and South

Data not currently available for some states and regions

Update/correction regions#CoronaVirusUpdate #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/0iRTH5bGC8

— Euro Maestro (@euromaestro) July 19, 2020

"Ironically, the governors who are most willing to watch their citizens die are the ones who have used 'pro-life' rhetoric to compel people of faith to support the narrow interests of corporate greed and white political power" https://t.co/pWNdzm9ybn

— TIME (@TIME) July 17, 2020

GOP Gov. Brian Kemp is banning Georgia's cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public places, even as a growing number of other states are mandating masks. Kemp has instead been trying to encourage voluntary mask-wearing,https://t.co/3XoEJFcV1z

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 16, 2020

New model from Georgia Tech. What’s the Covid risk from a crowd? If you’re in a group of 50 you have a:

84% chance of being with someone infected if you’re in Atlanta

98% chance if in Phoenix

94% chance if in Austin

Essentially 100% if in Charleston https://t.co/Z3hIoJfVVz pic.twitter.com/wOXMN4rllS

— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) July 12, 2020

Tennesseans are waiting 5, 10, 15, 20 and even 30+ days to get coronavirus test results. By the time the results arrive, they are useless. A new @Tennessean story from me, with a big assist from the followers who helped me find 21 sources for this story. https://t.co/iRYjEHgjM6

— Brett Kelman (@BrettKelman) August 4, 2020

Four months ago today Trump claimed cases were 'going down close to zero’ and he was doing ‘very good job’ containing virus. @kaitlancollins reports pic.twitter.com/FRc0NlZebu

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) June 26, 2020

My statement on the 8th Court of Appeals striking down El Paso County’s lockdown order ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/vxzZWHNKlJ

— Texas Attorney General (@TXAG) November 14, 2020

BREAKING: Judge Ricardo Samaniego says El Paso will have to move to 10 mobile morgues as COVID-19 deaths continue to spike.

El Paso set up its 4th mobile morgue just a week ago. Six more are now needed.

Judge says he’s now leaning toward extending the county’s shutdown order. pic.twitter.com/YfcA8VpNDb

— Keenan Willard (@KeenanNBC5) November 9, 2020

El Paso reported more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases this morning, shattering its previous single-day record by more than 1,000 cases. https://t.co/JfwZxJxlBy

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) November 4, 2020

#BREAKING: The El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office is now getting a fourth refrigerated mobile morgue as Covid-19 deaths continue to rise, with more expected as the numbers of hospital patients in ICUs and on respirators reaching all-time highs. https://t.co/mZL7MKmIop

— Erik Elken (@ErikElkenTV) November 2, 2020

COVID-19 hospitalizations and the 7-day average of new cases have both risen more than 50% in October. https://t.co/D0ToMx5j3l

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 25, 2020

NEW: Federal disaster teams are now also heading for El Paso this week to deal with the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. This comes as Gov. Abbott has announced the state is converting the convention center into expanded hospital space. More here:https://t.co/VcR7Ol2YZB

— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) October 25, 2020

The entire Southern Methodist University student section was ejected from Saturday's game for failing to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. https://t.co/fft5KMAGOS

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 4, 2020

Covid-19 testing is a mess in Texas.

More than one-in-five Texans who are tested for the virus are positive, the worst statewide rate in the country. And the number of people getting tests has plummeted in the last two weekshttps://t.co/fyT7UN0E2x

— POLITICO (@politico) August 14, 2020

Hidalgo County Health officials reported a single day high record of 64 deaths due to complications related to COVID-19 bringing the total number of fatalities to 531.
For full release: https://t.co/Vpdb1K5DO7 pic.twitter.com/l4MWYRlJvs

— Hidalgo County (@HidalgoCountyTX) July 29, 2020

A Texas county's only hospital forced to choose "who is sent home to die" as ICU beds near capacity https://t.co/HDVp2xQzy9

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 24, 2020

#COVID19 is impacting families across this nation.

Our @HoustonTX family lost three committed public servants to the virus this week. Our prayers are with their family, friends & all affected.

Take this virus seriously. All of our lives depend on it.https://t.co/q9mMq93zl2

— Chris B. Brown (@ChrisB_Brown) July 23, 2020

The U.S. reported more than 1,000 deaths from the #coronavirus yesterday — one of the worst days since May.

A judge in Texas issued a stay at home order in his county, even though the governor says it's not enforceable.

@cbsmireya reports from Dallas. pic.twitter.com/JxMb4FtDb9

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) July 22, 2020

A patient’s journey of some 700 miles highlights the urgency of the coronavirus pandemic in South Texas hospitals — and the huge variations across the sprawling state, where the scale of COVID-19 outbreaks varies as much from city to city as the climate. https://t.co/w2duzpFdr7

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 19, 2020

Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday "there is no shutdown coming” in Texas as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise. https://t.co/SL3iHUOZhR

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 16, 2020

Refrigerated morgues. Overwhelmed hospitals.

As one local put it, “what choice do we have?” https://t.co/exzTmo497h

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 15, 2020

As coronavirus numbers continue to surge, Gov. Greg Abbott said today that "the worst is yet to come."

He also said that if people keep violating his mask order, the next step could be another economic lockdown.
https://t.co/ahuwAnrjr7

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 10, 2020

South Texas Medical System in Weslaco, Texas, is converting conference rooms and shelf spaces to ICU areas as it sees an influx of coronavirus patients.

The ICU is currently at 209% capacity, says Wesley Robinson, assistant chief nursing officer. https://t.co/8znZHD9ZXi pic.twitter.com/qTnJWCa1IA

— CNN News Central (@NewsCentralCNN) July 9, 2020

At least 1,335 people have tested positive for the coronavirus from child care facilities in Texas. Of those, 441 are children https://t.co/F1Kd4teWxG

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) July 7, 2020

Texas Doctor: I got 10 calls yesterday for young people who will die if they don’t get ICU support, but I only have three beds left. pic.twitter.com/qAAQSuu6bk

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 5, 2020

Since Memorial Day, Texas sees month of coronavirus spread
https://t.co/33FLi1spwH

— Austin Statesman (@statesman) June 28, 2020

BREAKING: San Antonio Issues Alert Following Increase In COVID-19 Cases https://t.co/BV7TEaZI3g pic.twitter.com/yC5VvWeuu3

— 1200 WOAI (@1200WOAI) June 28, 2020

Gov. Greg Abbott: "Covid 19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in the state of Texas and it must be corralled." pic.twitter.com/d45iu7TCn3

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) June 22, 2020

ALERT: Harris County is now at Level 1 (red): Severe and uncontrolled transmission of COVID-19. Stay home except for the most essential needs. Additional guidance at https://t.co/2ukVna5hrO pic.twitter.com/fQw7h2QaQ6

— Office of Judge Lina Hidalgo (@HarrisCoJudge) June 26, 2020

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has also shut down river-rafting trips and banned outdoor gatherings of over 100 people unless local officials approve. https://t.co/kF9AFfa8Ij

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 26, 2020

Starr County, Texas, had COVID-19 under control with quarantine restrictions, closing businesses before the state ordered closures, ramping up testing, and implementing a curfew with fines and jail penalties. Then, Gov. Abbott overrode the local decisions. https://t.co/NZ4rEBrvph

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 27, 2020

States that have their highest number of Covid HOSPITILIZATIONS ever, TODAY, 6/28/20:

Arizona (2,577)
Arkansas (284)
California (5,790)
South Carolina (908)
Tennessee (484)
Texas (5,523)
Utah (287)

Source: The Covid Tracking Project

— TheValuesVoter (Also on Threads and BlueSky) (@TheValuesVoter) June 28, 2020

The states that had their highest ever number of new Covid cases yesterday, 6/21/20:

Missouri (+397)
Oklahoma (+478)

On 6/20/20:
Arizona (+3,284)
Florida (+4,049)
Montana (+32)
Nevada (+452)
South Carolina (+1,155)
Utah (+588)

On 6/19/20:
Texas (+4,645)

— TheValuesVoter (Also on Threads and BlueSky) (@TheValuesVoter) June 22, 2020

States which had their highest number of new Covid cases ever just yesterday, 6/20:

Arizona (+3.284)
Florida (+4,049)
Missouri (+375)
Montana (+32)
Nevada (+452)
South Carolina (+1,155)
Utah (+588)

On 6/19:
Texas (+4,645)

On 6/18:
Oklahoma (+450)

— TheValuesVoter (Also on Threads and BlueSky) (@TheValuesVoter) June 21, 2020

NEW from me @TB_Times: Florida's coronavirus cases are going back up, especially outside South Florida.

And there was, for the first time, a (small) statewide uptick in hospitalizations.

And as deaths are counted, the summer looks worse and worse.https://t.co/5asWolX7no

— Langston Taylor (@langstonitaylor) October 16, 2020

Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis at the helm, has become a global ground zero for Covid-19 cases and a poster child for the Trump administration and its closest allies' failures in responding to the pandemic https://t.co/tQdb6k4y5R

— CNN (@CNN) August 1, 2020

Florida sets a new record for coronavirus deaths as Fauci warns the U.S. cannot afford another surge @EricaRHill reports https://t.co/JmDMGr2R9b pic.twitter.com/GDzTfRnnNw

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) July 28, 2020

Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis at the helm, has become a global ground zero for Covid-19 cases and a poster child for the Trump administration and its closest allies' failures in responding to the pandemic https://t.co/JQNCUZ8zFJ

— CNN (@CNN) July 27, 2020

The Sunshine State is not looking too hot, as it hits a grim new metric — the day after the RNC was moved out of Florida.

You, too, might want to steer clear. Here’s why: pic.twitter.com/sUJbsumE1m

— The Recount (@therecount) July 24, 2020

NEW: Florida reported 13,965 new coronavirus cases and 156 deaths — breaking the state's previous record for highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic.https://t.co/6eC3oZuVm7

— Axios (@axios) July 16, 2020

Florida reporting another 10,000+ cases today and 112 deaths. This is the equivalent of 300,000 cases a month. The positivity rate remains really high. pic.twitter.com/s1Jhmuj8qX

— Charles Ornstein (@charlesornstein) July 15, 2020

BREAKING: Florida shatters national record with 15,300 new confirmed coronavirus cases. (via @AP)
Story to come. pic.twitter.com/KKaTVrTjet

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) July 12, 2020

Florida, which announced 9,500 new coronavirus cases Saturday, is rolling back the reopening of some beaches, parks and bars.https://t.co/QaRO08QZ7e

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) June 28, 2020

Disney World is set to open this week as Florida sees record COVID-19 numbers https://t.co/h4zYOBNrnc

— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 7, 2020

Disney World parks in Florida reopened Saturday nearly 4 months after they shutdown due to the pandemic.

Florida reported 11,433 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, and 435 more hospitalizations — the state's largest single-day increase in hospitalizations. https://t.co/vnstZp7w3G

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 11, 2020

🚨BREAKING: #Florida’s reports 8,935 new #coronavirus cases for a total of 232,718—more than ALL countries, except the US.#Florida also reports 120 new #COVID19 deaths—the most that #FL has confirmed within a 24-hour period.😰#WearAMask @thespybrief https://t.co/vTkOxoqnPF

— Dena Grayson, MD, PhD (@DrDenaGrayson) July 9, 2020

.@SheriffChitwood was publishing covid data, only county sheriff to do so in Florida.

State Health Dept. told him on Tues. it would no longer provide numbers

But after this was highlighted by @GeoRebekah & others, they relented & will give him # againhttps://t.co/v2BnTYnmL3

— Alexander Nazaryan (@alexnazaryan) July 9, 2020

Florida orders all schools to open next month despite surging COVID-19 cases https://t.co/sVphZLxnBs pic.twitter.com/gu5xpJ2OHd

— The Hill (@thehill) July 7, 2020

Surging numbers of new coronavirus cases in Florida had many wary of flocking to beaches Saturday, with many staying home and most spreading out from one another. https://t.co/MxaIUygqZd

— Florida Today (@Florida_Today) June 27, 2020

Rebekah Jones, the data official behind Florida’s Covid-19 dashboard, was removed after she questioned the data’s transparency, according to Florida Today. Now she has launched her own dashboard, which reports different numbers.https://t.co/BTNXSgi4ul pic.twitter.com/J7aCVy2F6s

— CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) June 24, 2020

Very bad. Almost 9000 new cases in Florida today. Positivity 18.5%. pic.twitter.com/PSL6pC9WrH

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 26, 2020

#BREAKING @NBC6 Homestead Hospital is at capacity, I have confirmed. Patients are being transferred to other hospitals in the Baptist Health system including South Miami Hospital. MORE: https://t.co/b7vKgnGzsb

— Carlos Suarez (@CarlosSuarezCNN) June 23, 2020

Staggering —> “Florida is reporting 8,942 new covid-19 cases on Friday, blowing past its single-day high of 5,511 set on Wednesday. It is the 19th day in a row the state has hit a new average high…” https://t.co/Y3vcQd01p7

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) June 26, 2020

NEW: Quietly and without fanfare, Florida Surgeon General Scott Rivkees on Saturday issued a public health advisory recommending people wear face masks in public. https://t.co/I7CS0xZChI

— Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) June 22, 2020

Welp- hospitals across Florida have filled most or all available beds in their ICUs. Sh*t is hitting the fan. #covid19 https://t.co/I7VHabbzJL

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 20, 2020

Arizona reports 147 new coronavirus deaths, recording its highest daily increase since the beginning of the pandemic. The state has more than 141,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.https://t.co/YLbgFPButp

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 19, 2020

I cry for Arizona. 97% morgue capacity in one county is insane. @dougducey needs to do something. Mandatory mask mandates. Lockdowns. Vastly expand testing and tracing. All of the above. All of them as early ramp up as possible. No more excuses. #covid19 https://t.co/TOowHeFgO1

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 11, 2020

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced that bars, gyms, and theaters in the state must close in response to a spike in coronavirus cases https://t.co/7LovBgPYVB

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 29, 2020

⚠️Arizona in trouble. “Last week marked the largest week-to-week increase of coronavirus cases in both Arizona and Pima County, and Banner Health is reporting its ICUs are at full capacity in Maricopa County and rapidly approaching full capacity in Tucson.https://t.co/dkuSiACXyR

— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 9, 2020

As states reopen, see if they meet White House guidelines for reopening and whether their COVID-19 infection rate is increasing or not. https://t.co/JwrLLycWns

— ProPublica (@propublica) June 19, 2020

BREAKING: Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady in quarantine after COVID-19 exposure: https://t.co/4fIPvsp1td

— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) October 30, 2020

The @ajc today published a letter to the editor by @GovKemp calling the newspaper a “tabloid rag” because of our coverage of his response to the pandemic, which has been criticized by public health experts and President Trump’s advisers. #gapol https://t.co/LAAawDA7NG

— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) August 23, 2020

#GA #COVID19 8/12 3p

109 deaths, another very sad day for Georgia
• Second highest after yesterday's record 🏆of 137
• 7d avg = 69 🏆

Still, mask mandate is "a bridge too far" for @GovKemp pic.twitter.com/KUNY3RIrJF

— Melanie Thompson (@drmt) August 13, 2020

As @BrianKempGA urges reopening & schools fill hallways, “Georgia has set weekly records for reported deaths in each of the past three weeks topping out at 361 for the seven days that ended Saturday. “https://t.co/sScTOeZPWK

— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) August 13, 2020

We've confirmed YMCA Camp High Harbor is the un-named camp in new @CDCgov camp outbreak investigation. 51% of campers ages 6-10 contracted covid19. https://t.co/QxrzP21jDr

— Justin Gray (@JustinGrayWSB) July 31, 2020

Georgia has broken its own record for the state’s most coronavirus hospitalizations ever for 23 days in a row.

The most people ever sick enough from Covid to need hospitalization at the same time. Until the next day when there are even more. 23 days in a row. So far.

— TheValuesVoter (Also on Threads and BlueSky) (@TheValuesVoter) July 21, 2020

Stacey Abrams says Gov. Kemp is “following the lead of the incompetency and the immorality,” following his decision to void local mask mandates in Georgia.

“He is too afraid of the consequences of leadership to actually demonstrate any.”https://t.co/Y7YAflfu5W

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 16, 2020

“Not only are we fighting coronavirus on one hand, it appears as if we're fighting our state on the other hand,” says Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Van Johnson in response to Gov. Kemp banning cities from mandating masks in public.

“It made absolutely no sense to me." pic.twitter.com/F3E7w0YuzE

— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) July 16, 2020

Gov. Brian Kemp’s office issued an apology after a Georgia Public Health Department chart wrongly reported a downward trend in #coronavirus cases. The error was at least the third in as many weeks: https://t.co/wbYapZikxU pic.twitter.com/7t5Amaak3u

— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) May 17, 2020

With Alabama’s coronavirus caseload worsening while casinos, churches and more reopen, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban had some stern words about bringing COVID-19 under control.

by @Jay_Reeves
https://t.co/CzQOXJYjgQ

— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) May 23, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: There has been a significant outbreak of the coronavirus among construction workers at Alabama's Bryant-Denny Stadium, and a lack of transparency has put many others at risk.https://t.co/BhcrPEWM3p

— Joseph Goodman, Sports Enthusiast 🎟🍺 (@JoeGoodmanJr) May 20, 2020

Dr. Deborah Birx: Tennessee should close bars now before the virus gets worse and more people will die.

Tennessee governor: No.https://t.co/sCC6BMYUg6

— Brett Kelman (@BrettKelman) July 27, 2020

Young Tennesseans spread disease, leave consequences for elderly to bear.https://t.co/LzySSfBb0B

— FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) July 28, 2020

New data shows 7,572 Tennessee children ages 5-18 have been diagnosed with #COVID19. This is probably a significant undercount since we are not testing children on a regular basis. Here's the breakdown by county. pic.twitter.com/a26csnhqb7

— Phil Williams (@NC5PhilWilliams) July 23, 2020

BREAKING: Arkansas governor issues statewide face covering mandate. Watch his live briefing now. https://t.co/5sHVcEdjxk

— Action News 5 (@WMCActionNews5) July 16, 2020

NEW: Mississippi reported its first child #COVID19 death in an otherwise "healthy" child ages 1-5.

A second "pediatric death" is listed for someone ages 11-20.

Gov. Reeves says we are "almost out the danger zone" as K-12 schools report 1,248 cases.https://t.co/0YutK6wI8m

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) September 2, 2020

“That’s why we may end up with herd immunity,” a Mississippi doctor says. “Only the strong — or the people who take it seriously — will survive and many, many others will perish. I hate to say it, but we’re almost at natural selection at this point.” https://t.co/T5I2UyOfTT

— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 19, 2020

Gov. Andy Beshear said a Kentucky football team weight trained without wearing masks or being socially distant, which eventually led to 18 players, 3 coaches and 15 family members testing positive for COVID-19.https://t.co/IemNWSkr4y

— LEX 18 News (@LEX18News) July 17, 2020

Mitch McConnell warns Kentucky about coronavirus surge as Trump downplays pandemichttps://t.co/ot9CQUgAEe

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 15, 2020