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The United States confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in late January and is now approaching 300,000 deaths from the disease. 

 to the pandemic has varied widely across states, as decisions about things like restrictions and testing protocols were left up to governors and state health departments.

 are cropping up across the country, and the 

Neighboring states that typically share health care resources are having a hard time 

Multiple states are bracing themselves as they wait to see if 

Tuesday, MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with two guests about what current caseloads and hospitalization rates tell us about mitigation efforts and what might happen in January if the current trajectory continues. 

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The United States confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in late January and is now approaching 300,000 deaths from the disease. In the intervening months, the response to the pandemic — from restrictions to testing access — has largely been left up to the states. What do current caseloads and hospitalizations across the country tell us about mitigation efforts?

State by state, wildly different responses to the same viral outbreak

A person wearing a face mask and PPE talks to a person in a car. 

State by state, wildly different responses to the same viral outbreak

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