Inside the Worst-Hit County in the Worst-Hit State in the Worst-Hit Country | The New Yorker

I have greatly enjoyed Atul Gawande's writing (Being Mortal and Checklist Manifesto are incredible reads) so when I saw that he wrote about my hometown, Minot, North Dakota, it got my attention right away. This is a long read but follows the pandemic as it comes into Minot, the community's initial reactions, and then the huge surge that was experienced in late summer when it was a giant hot spot. Gawande presents the journey well, and I appreciated how he framed the positions of various people as they navigated the pandemic. "When an entire community must decide how to tackle a serious problem—must choose what it is and is not willing to sacrifice—matters get more complicated."