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| New coronavirus infections, in ranges by county, Oct. 3-9 Daily Yonder map; click the image to enlarge it or click here for the interactive version. |
New coronavirus infections in rural counties fell about 12 percent during the week of Oct. 3-9, marking the third consecutive week of falling infection rates. Since metropolitan counties saw an 11% drop, the gap in rural-urban infections grew. Meanwhile, "Covid-related deaths in rural counties fell by about 14%, while the death rate fell about 13% in metropolitan counties," Tim Murphy and Tim Marema report for The Daily Yonder. Overall, the rural infection rate was about two-thirds higher than the metropolitan rate as of Oct. 9, while the rural death rate was 89% higher.
Some states' rural areas fared better than others. Rural counties in 12 states had higher infection rates last week than two weeks ago, led by Nevada's 84% increase. "Other states that saw double-digit percentage increases in rural infection rates were New Hampshire, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, North Dakota, and Montana," Murphy and Marema report. "States that reduced their rural infection rates by more than 30% were Nebraska, Alaska, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, and Maine."
Click here for an interactive county-level map, regional analysis and charts from the Yonder.
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