California has fewer Covid-19 deaths than Connecticut, while having 12 times the population of General Flynn's home state.
Google Stats:
Connecticut 2,800 "Covid-19 deaths"
California 2,700 "Covid-19 deaths"
https://news.google.com/covid19/map
CDC average annual flu/pneumonia deaths:
Connecticut 760
California 6,900
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/flu_pneumonia_mortality/flu_pneumonia.htm
Total populations
Connecticut 3,600,000
California 39,500,000
And Connecticut is reopening.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8278361/Texas-Ohio-reopen-Connecticut-unveils-plan-lift-lockdown.html