We have shut down the economy instead of the virus.
Jobs are making a slow recovery in New York and other states and have stricter COVID-19 restrictions than those states that completely reopen their economies, even though continued lockdown measures do not appear to save lives There are studies released by the WalletHub show.
Measures such as limiting travel, keeping restaurants below capacity, and closing non-essential businesses have led to the highest unemployment in New York State, while the epidemic-induced recession in low-ban states saw a sharp rise in jobs. Going, study shows
Tragically, the data also suggest that the lockdown did not help much in saving lives during the epidemic, while it is clear that they sent millions of people to the unemployment line.
WalletHub began ranking states’ lockdowns in May 2020, using a formula that masks mandates, large-scale limits, school closures, numerical values to implement “place of shelter” requirements and other measures Provides. Fatal coronavirus rankings did not account for such things as population density, near quarters in urban homes, or the use of public transport, all of which play a role in virus transmission.
At the onset of the pandemic, with the virus-ridden metro area, WalletHub described New Jersey’s lockdown as the strictest measure in the country, followed closely by New York.
At the other end of the ranking, South Dakota, which had almost no restrictions, sat at the top of the openings ranking with Utah second.
During the year, states imposed and relaxed a variety of restrictions in response to the level of virus cases and COVID-19 deaths. Where the lockdown was lifted, unemployment fell, but the restrictions were not meant to reduce mortality.
By March 8, 2021, for example, New Jersey had recorded 2,656 deaths per 1 million residents, while according to the Kovid tracking project, New York had 2,500 per 1 million inhabitants. There were 2,149 deaths per 1 million residents in South Dakota, but the looser regulations were just 617 in Utah.
The study found little correlation between measures of lockdown and strictness of mortality.
In WalletHub’s latest census since early April, 13 states – including New York, New Jersey and California – plus Washington DC, still had tight restrictions in place, but were also seeing relatively high mortality rates.
Meanwhile, 12 states had tight restrictions and low mortality rates.
Among the states with fewer restrictions, 12, including Florida and Texas, had comparable mortality rates in New York and New Jersey. Meanwhile, 13 states, including Connecticut, had few restrictions and low mortality rates.
Last year, the strictest lockdown states saw an average of 1,423 COVID-19 deaths per million people, while lockdown-light states saw an average death rate of about 1,449 per million people.
Dennis Nash, an epidemiologist at the CUNY School of Public Health, said that side-by-side comparisons do not capture all relevant information that evaluates whether the lockdowns were effective.
The states took measures for lockdown at different times, or avoided interference, as they were watching different scenarios play out, he said. Some closed with little sign of the virus, while an epidemic was underway in New York, at which time the lockdown was imposed.
“What if New York didn’t close last March?” He asked. “We may have seen many more deaths in the acute period.”
“Context matters,” Nash said.
The data comparing ongoing restrictions and sluggish unemployment show a very clear correlation.
New York, still ranked fifth for tougher sanctions, had the second-highest unemployment rate in the country in March.
Ranked 11th in the Connecticut rankings, with Connecticut, California tied for the third-worst unemployment, in second place for sanctions, and New Mexico, which ranked seventh for its lockdown measures.
New Jersey was still fourth on the list of strict prevention measures, and eighth-highest unemployment.
WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez considered that even the states with the most unemployment now topped the charts before the epidemic. But, she said, it is also clear that some states were back in better condition before the lockdown. Compared to the pre-pandemic, some Midwestern states said “there has actually been a slight decrease in unemployment”.
Meanwhile, states said severe lockdowns had been imposed which was the largest exodus of residents in 2020, according to an annual study by United Van Lines. Rapidly moving states to reduce or eliminate lockdowns are also among the top destinations for movers.
Studies on state migration found that New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, and California were all states with higher restrictions to move away from the top states.
Oregon was classified as a less restrictive state by WalletHub, except for Idaho, South Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota and Arizona – all going to the top states.
Ironically, the state with the highest percentage of inbound residents was Vermont, with the most stringent restrictions of COVID-19 as of 6 April.
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