Reopening Our Economy- Should it be a Local decision or a National decision

50% of U.S. counties (1,562 out of 3,142) have experienced 6 or fewer COVID-19 related deaths as of Wednesday, 9/23/20.  27% of U.S. counties (839 out of 3,142) have had zero or just 1 COVID-19 death as of that date. (source: USAFacts)