What puzzles him are the people who have curtailed so much of their lives to avoid being infected by the virus. ADVERTISEMENTIt’s not that people in Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and elsewhere don’t realize their states are leading the nation in new cases per capita. Like most people, Jay Stibbe, 52, of Fargo, North Dakota, said he and his family are respectful of COVID-19 protocols and wear masks where required. However, Stibbe said he doesn’t see enough “concrete information” about the virus to stop him from going about his normal life, even though North Dakota leads the nation in the number of virus cases per capita. “I hope that I don’t get the virus, but I’ve never really been a germophobe,” Prohaska said.
