Move ignores reality

I worry about what is happening in the world and especially with covid-19 because I am somewhat more at risk due to being in fourthstage kidney failure, along with a plethora of other medical issues. I am an Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient on limited income ($783 per month) so I hope that you will at least take me somewhat serious.

I have been watching the numbers, and I see where the governor is opening our state up to Phase 2. I was just wondering, if you look at the steady incline of positive cases since the first case around March 11 until now, that is an overall average mean of around 800 Arkansans per day in only 13 to 15 weeks. I understand that we started low, and then started to spike around mid-April. We then dropped again somewhat for the next month, but have been on a steady incline since. I cannot be the only one who looks at this as a possible problem.

I guess my concern is that with numbers actually increasing by more than just a few hundred per day, is it really wise to open things up more and keep putting us at risk? Those of us with severe health issues probably look at this a bit more closely than the average citizen because of the possibility of infection. I am trying to get on a kidney transplant list, and if things keep rising like they are, I have to wonder if it would be safe for me to travel back and forth to the transplant center, probably Little Rock, or even to my more local doctors appointments.

Call me a concerned citizen. Call me worrying too much. Just please God, do not call my name on a list of infected or, worse yet, deceased statistics.

THOMAS MORSE Winslow