Now you’re comparing warm southern states with early easings with still-chilly northern states with late easings. Its now a proven fact that warmth limits CV-19 and sunlight kills it quickly. The southern states who opened early knew this before they opened early. New York is our most populated city. Its two biggest problems have been that everyone takes public transit, and nobody gets any sunshine even during their short summers because the tall buildings block it.
Sounds like they made poor life decisions. Oh well.