That sd gov got just humiliated
Tbh, I don’t have a problem with a state gov leaving it up to the local counties and municipalities to legislate (right word?) their own areas without force from the state.
The Dakotas and their approach obviously had a “rip off the bandaid” effect, but those states aren’t seeing the post Thanksgiving spike that most everywhere else is. Granted, it may be a climate/regional thing, because Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin all have similar trends in new cases (rolling 7-day average) and current active cases timelines.
All of these states have had different approaches, but have showed a steady decline in new cases since the pre-thanksgiving wave. It will be interesting to watch going forward. These states are all currently in or near the top 10 in cases/deaths per 1 million population currently. Trends though, suggest that may not last.