South Dakota and New Mexico offer a snapshot of the alternate realities in the U.S. pandemic.

Known coronavirus cases in the United States have now surpassed 12 million, and the daily routines of a vast number of Americans are now shaped by their ZIP codes and governors and beliefs about the virus. Do they wear masks? Go to school in person or online? Eat out? Get exposed to the virus?

source https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/21/world/south-dakota-and-new-mexico-offer-a-snapshot-of-the-alternate-realities-in-the-us-pandemic.html