Interesting coronavirus map from Johns Hopkins University....
courtesy of BBC:
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As experts predicted and other parts of the world with lower population density have proven, this disease will eventually find you if proper precautions are not taken.
These folks had the very best opportunity to beat this pandemic and are blowing it through complacency, ignorance and denial......and perhaps listening far too much to Republican politicians and/or right-wing media.
KY...........
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thousands of people in Wisconsin take to their snowmobiles and go bar hopping.
I suppose this year it could be called virus hopping.
KY............
50 states' minicharts "map" page, alternative to the NY Times from John Hopkins University
The below "map" of the 50 states' minicharts (which are scaled by daily new cases PER CAPITA), is from the John Hopkins U. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases-50-states -- at that page you can click on individual states on the "map". Showing 3-day moving average of new cases. I prefer the nytimes' charts which are 7 day moving averages)
We're fortunate to have some good statistical heads here on DU!
This is one of my favorite sources where I can see what's happening in any county in the U.S.:
United States Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker
Link: https://infection2020.com/
In the states list on the lower left, click on the > symbol to reveal a list of counties for each state. A downloadable graph for both cases and deaths is available for each county.
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People actually get surgery to get a mask permanently attached so that it can never happen to them. 
Actually its a complicated subject, it's not really enforced, certainly not on the streets (where its not required anyway) and generally not on public transit, though some drivers will make an issue of it, but are directed not to. MetroTransit has said masks are mandatory, but that drivers are not compliance officers.
Individual stores and businesses will generally require masks on entry, but that's not always enforced if someone gives a bullshit reason for being exempt for medical reasons.
Minneapolis closed off its bar areas in late July -- one cannot stand at or sit at the bar, one must sit at a table. (I know that doesn't have anything to do with masks). For the rest of the state, its 50% occupancy limit in bars and restaurants (I know, not very tight). How well that's enforced, I dunno, I've gotten pickup/takeout, but would only do so during off-peak times.
In grocery stores where I shop, it is very rare to see someone not wearing a mask.
Our "success" is only relative to our horribly awful U.S. neighbors. We are #20 in daily new cases per capita, in other words, somewhat worse than the median. And our new cases and hospitalizations and deaths are growing rapidly.
Just occurred to me we have a similar problem of our major cities sitting on the border with red states, where there will be a lot of travelers each day between states for jobs. This is the price we pay for not having uniform policy and enforcement in the U.S., and a federation of states that cling to their independent powers even in the face of a pandemic.
From the exposure I've had to Minnesotans, I suspect you relative success is due to overall better attitudes about the public good than some of your neighbors. You're also fortunate to have a partial border with Canada.
Funny what you said about the lutefisk. Although I've never eaten any, it made me recall one of my service job trips to International Falls in the dead of winter, where the fish on restaurant menus were creatures I had never heard of, being originally from the South.....
Also learned why all the parking spots in the plant I worked at had electrical outlets!
Who knew?
