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| New coronavirus infections, in ranges by county, Feb. 27-March 5 Map by The Daily Yonder; click the image to enlarge it or click here for the interactive version. |
New coronavirus infections in rural counties fell by nearly 50% during the week of Feb. 27-March 5, falling to a level not seen in four months. Rural counties reported about 65,000 new coronavirus infections last week, down from 120,000 the week before. "Since the peak of the Omicron surge in mid-January, rural infections have dropped by 90%," Tim Marema reports for The Daily Yonder.
Rural counties reported about 1,750 deaths last week, nearly one-third lower than the 2,600 reported the week before. Metropolitan counties reported 238,598 deaths last week, a little more than one-third lower than the 369,026 deaths the week before, Marema reports.
The last few weeks has also seen a dramatic drop in the share of rural counties in the red zone, defined as counties with 100 or more new infections per 100,000 residents in a week. Three weeks ago, nearly all rural counties were in the red zone, but last week only about one-third of them were, Marema reports.
Click here for more charts, regional analysis, and county-level interactive maps from the Yonder.
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