New rural coronavirus infections at lowest level in 10 months; death rate still one-third higher than metro rate - Entrepreneur Generations

New coronavirus infections, in ranges by county, March 6-12
Map by The Daily Yonder; click the image to enlarge it or click here for the interactive version.

"New cases of Covid-19 in rural America fell for the seventh consecutive week, reaching the lowest level in 10 months," Tim Marema reports for The Daily Yonder. "New infections dropped by more than 40% last week. Rural (nonmetropolitan) counties reported just over 38,100 new cases from Sunday, March 6, through Saturday, March 12." New infections in metropolitan counties fell by about 25% last week.

The rate of Covid-related deaths remained fairly steady in both rural and metro counties last week. "Rural counties reported 1,755 deaths last week, nine more than two weeks ago," Marema reports. "Covid-related deaths in metropolitan counties fell about 5%, to 6,520 for the week."

Click here for more charts, regional analysis, and county-level interactive maps from the Yonder.

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