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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8366175/Visits-restaurants-shopping-malls-near-pre-pandemic-levels-states.html

by Emily Crane
May 28, 2020

A number of US states including Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee are inching closer to normality with the level of visits to restaurants and shopping malls nearing pre-pandemic levels, according to cellphone data.

Data compiled by Google shows that more Americans are venturing out to restaurants, cafes and shopping malls in a number of states as COVID-19 restrictions continue to be lifted across the country.

According to the most recent data released on Wednesday, visits to those places are currently only down one percent in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

The data compares to a baseline level, which is based off average visits from a five week period in January and February before coronavirus took hold.

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Next, there will be a report that the number of coronavirus cases in those states is going up and everyone is going to die.