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South Dakota’s governor resisted stay-at-home orders. Now it has one of the nation’s largest coronavirus hot spots.

As governors across the country came together in recent weeks, South Dakota’s top elected leader stood firm. Now the state is home to one of the largest single coronavirus clusters anywhere in America.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (left) at a news conference in March.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (left) at a news conference in March.Read moreJeff Easton / AP