Two words:
Population Density.
rates of infection can possibly go up exponentially as population density goes up mathematically. Twice as many people living in the same area probably leads to much more than twice the rate of infection.
Heavily populated areas are much more often blue, for a variety of reasons as we all know.
Although I live in a much less dense area and am a Goldwater type paleoconservative, I have zero problems wearing a mask or social distancing and don’t know anyone I respect who does; just courtesy and common sense, not a political statement, submission to totalitarianism or anything to do with personal freedom/
So the entire article is just a ‘DOH!
* epidemiologists have clearly shown walking by someone @ the market will rarely result in an infection, even if they are coughing (coughing obviously increases chance infection).
* touching an infected surface will rarely result in an infection, unless an contaminated finger somehow gets in the respiratory system
(digit + nostril = public taboo for a damn good reason/ bad hygine!)
* Main infection locations (breathing infected exhale for ~ 15 minutes)
** Home - the more crowded house = better odds of infections
** public transit
** crowded office/ worksites