Dakotas lead US in virus growth as both reject mask rules

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Lindsey Helkenn, a medical lab technician from Spearfish, conducts a COVID-19 test in Sturgis, S.D. Coronavirus infections in the Dakotas are growing faster than anywhere else in the nation, fueling impassioned debates over masks, personal responsibility and freedom after months in which the two states avoided the worst of the pandemic.

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