Ha! Just kidding... sort of. Maybe it has to do that a lot of people know their docs/staff from church and other stuff and so the docs feel more pressure to ease their concerns?
But look at Michigan. They have over 14K total cases and have tested over 26K people and have the highest positive test rate in the nation at 55%. They've had 540 deaths already and have 10 million residents compared to our 5 million. The model predicts them to have 3240 total deaths but over 7300 total deaths here in Bama? That's just crazy.