In just a few months the U.S. will have been living in the "new normal" for one year.
Since the first outbreak of COVID-19 happened in the U.S., every state has struggled with its own battle to figure out how to implement safety restrictions without completely shutting down the economy.
With so many changes to state laws, it can be hard to keep track of everything that's happened over the past year. A new WalletHub study attempts to clear things up.
By comparing 50 states across their regulations on restaurants, businesses, face masks, and temperature screenings, WalletHub has determined the states with the fewest coronavirus restrictions.
And for anyone who has been living in California since March of 2020, it's no surprise that the state is not one of them.
California ranks at the very bottom of WalletHub's list, making it the state with the most COVID-19 restrictions.
According to the study, the states with the fewest restrictions are:
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Iowa
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Utah
- Missouri
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
- South Carolina
Ironically, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced his decision to lift the stay-at-home orders on all regions state-wide on Monday, January 24. However, due to a high volume of positive cases and hospitalization rates, most counties are still in the most restrictive purple tier.
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