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Collected Item: “Why is Arizona worst for COVID-19 nationwide? Here are 7 contributing reasons”

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Why is Arizona worst for COVID-19 nationwide? Here are 7 contributing reasons

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text story

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This article discusses why Arizona's Covid rate was the highest in the country as of February 1, 2021. Contributing factors included a lack of mask-wearing and cross-border traffic.

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Arizona, COVID-19, second wave, mask, protest, #UnMaskArizona, Governor Doug Ducey, mandate, Mexico, border, vaccine

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https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2021/02/01/why-arizona-is-worst-nationwide-us-rate-new-coronavirus-cases/4281247001/

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Stephanie Innes, Alison Steinbach

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2021-02-01
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