Comparing Wyoming and New York is disingenuous. You'd be wise to compare, say, New York Metro and the Bay Area, [1] two areas of the US that are arguably almost equal density.

Note how San Francisco declared a state of emergency in February. By the first week of March, most were working from home, and the week after, it had a shelter in place order.

1 - https://abc7news.com/feature/health/coronavirus-how-close-wa...