Note that this town, Lewiston, Michigan, is the where that my wife and I grew-up. We were there this past summer for a few days in July, but don't know any of the people mentioned in the article personally. Note that this is also where my 47-year old cousin, who died of COVID in October, grew-up and lived (which makes him one of the 42 who had died, as of the date of this item, in the county):
Life, death and 'hugs and prayers': A story of covid in rural Michigan
http://www.yahoo.com/news/life-death-hugs-prayers-story-231905488.html
Note that considering there are only 9,153 people living in the county (per 2020 census), the death of 42 residents due to COVID puts the death rate at nearly 460/100K (the national average was 265/100K as of today). And for the record, Donald Trump won the county with 71.2% of the vote.
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