Shelter-in-place orders reduced hospitalization growth rate by up to 8.4% across 19 states studied.
Shelter-in-place orders enacted in 42 states and the District of Columbia between March 21 and May 15 saved between 250,000 and 370,000 people in the United States from dying of coronavirus, according to a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Health Affairs, a telling statistic as states now struggle with rising cases and hospitalization after reopening.... [+]
Since the end date for the study, states have lifted stay-at-home orders and eased social distancing restrictions, which likely led to a resurgence in cases, especially in the southern and western parts of the country. The Trump administration has been adamant about continuing to reopen the economy, with the president stating in mid-June,"We won't be closing the country again, we won't have to do that."
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