USA: Out-of-control coronavirus cases
By DW
05 February 2021 |
9:00 am
South Dakota is recording the highest hospitalization rate in the US. The governor and many other local leaders have been reluctant to impose safety measures that have curbed the spread of COVID-19 elsewhere.
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