South Dakota Breaks records with surge in new Covid cases in U.S.

[still_one]

Mayor Paul TenHaken, republican on CNN, saying "we are a state that values freedom, and because of that we haven't had a lot of restrictions and government mandates, and with that comes and increase in the number of cases"

He added they believe their hospital system is able to handle this increase with no problem, inspite of significant increases in hospitalizations

Showed a video of the Governor shooting a bird, and saying more hunting less covid, that is how they do social distancing

Link to tweet

Hard to believe that this state used to be a George McGovern state, and look at them now

[madaboutharry]

1. That governor is an idiot.

Republicans need to stop electing woman who may be attractive and charismatic but are dumb as rocks.

With the exception of Lisa Murkowski, I can not think of any republican woman elected to a high office who exhibits intellect and critical thinking skills.

[dutch777]

11. I don't think lack of critical thought is only a female trait in the Repub party

Other than McCain and Romney, most Repub men and women politicians follow Trump like whiny lap dogs. You would think someone would start an Alt Repub dialog seeing that they could be positioning themselves to be the leader of what comes after Trumpism. How can this many people have had spine-ectomies and still be walking around? I think it is a little of what Nikki Haley has played at but even that is timid distancing at best, not thought leadership.

[madaboutharry]

12. That is true to an extent,

there are a lot of dumb men who are republican office holders. But there are still many who are smart, Machiavellian, but smart.

[Celerity]

14. this outfit alone says it all

pussy-bow camouflage

[Wellstone ruled]

2. The Hospital Systems in

Souix City as well as Souix Falls were not taking any out of City patients as of noon Sunday as per their Info Page.

With the surge of new cases in South West Minnesota as well as Northwest Iowa,and no place to go,things are getting damn nasty real quick.

[still_one]

4. Sioux City is in Iowa, but I understand your point, how the republican governors in the

midwest have contributed to the surges occurring in the midwest

They have blood on their hands

[Wellstone ruled]

13. Southwest Minny as well as

Northwest Iowa are dependent on those two cities for major health care needs. Rural clinics and small Hospitals rely on a major Hospital system to handle their critical and specialty needs patients.

My Spouse's BIL has issues and if his local ER can not deal with them,they stabilize him and fly him to St Paul or Souix Falls,and that is dependent as too where life flight is at the time.

[still_one]

15. Also, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, though that is a further distance

[Wellstone ruled]

16. His area it is ST Paul,

all about Hospital associations and ownership. Mayo for him is out of System. U of Minn is his Specialty needs go to.

[still_one]

17. nothing is simple

[Wellstone ruled]

24. Because of massive population shifts

in the last ten years. Many Rural Areas have zero Hospital and Clinic Services within a half to a hours drive. We have one area here in Nevada where the closest Hospital is 106 miles away. And their emergency care Clinic is sixty miles east at a Gold Mining operation. The Ambulance Service is provided by two ladies in their Seventies who drive a vintage piece of equipment.

[still_one]

25. That needs to change

[dutch777]

10. I am amazed the healthcare workers don't say more about...

...stupid political leaders and the stupid people that won't take even reasonable care to protect themselves and others. I also wonder if smaller and more rural hospitals not only can handle the Covid patient load but can survive financially. Much of what it takes to protect and operate a hospital and its staff is pure overhead, not covered by insurance payments. And many of these hospitals were in tight financial situation before Covid. If the Feds provide a bailout it may work out, but if not, look for lots of smaller and more rural hospitals closing.

[aaaaaa5a]

3. And to think... this state has the same amount of

votes in the US Senate as California... population 40 million.

[Vivienne235729]

19. That is absolutely ridiculous. We really need to get rid of the EC

[jpak]

5. Canned hunt. Fake governor

Yup

[global1]

6. Sturgis Maybe? Hmmmm......nt

[still_one]

7. I am sure it was a major contributing factor

[VWolf]

8. "Covid-19 sturgis .... err, surges ... in South Dakota" n/t

[still_one]

9. +++

[Vivienne235729]

20. 1000+

[Boogiemack]

18. Ahh...killing birds and killing people at the same time. What a fete. nt

[Vivienne235729]

22. I think that is weird to take a life as a sport. Or considered something to do when you're bored.

[Boogiemack]

21. A state that has more land than people but the same number of Senators as CA. nt

[still_one]

23. I know, which is why if we win, Washington DC MUST become a state, and Puerto Rico if they want

It is a disgrace that states such as South Dakota, Wyoming, etc. are afforded 2 Senators, but Washington DC gets no representation

It is way overdue