If you were not around when a health crisis of this magnitude caused the world to stop then you will be astonished by the amount of information available to digest.  The page below is about the state that I call home, (New York), but this report allows the readers to search the data for their state.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TLA173-1/tool.html?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=RAND%20Policy%20Currents+AEM:%20%20Email%20Address%20NOT%20LIKE%20DOTMIL&utm_campaign=AEM:631600804

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-did-this-poisonous-plant-become-one-of-the-american-south-s-most-long-standing-staples?utm_source=pocket-newtab