On June 22, 2020, the DHHR reported that a total of 43 Putnam residents had contracted Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Three hundred and sixty-five days later, the county total was 5,319. On June 22, 2020, there were 17 active Covid cases and no deaths in the county. One year later, the active case number was 52 and 93 Covid deaths.

These numbers alone are not a reason to say that Covid is…