“Although there are various differences between states that might have affected Covid outcomes because they all form part of one country there are enough similarities to make comparisons useful. In particular, if lockdowns are effective and necessary to prevent hundreds of thousands of extra deaths (or the equivalent for the size of the population), then those states which didn’t lock down should have a far worse death toll.”

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/if-lockdowns-are-needed-why-did-more-people-die-states-locked-down-those-didnt