The Worst Virus Outbreaks in the U.S. Are Now in Rural Areas
Nytimes.com 90d 16 tweets
Rural counties of fewer than 10,000 people are seeing more coronavirus cases than at any other time during the pandemic.


The New York Times 90d ago
Most of the worst virus outbreaks in the U.S. right now are in rural areas. Earlier peaks saw the virus concentrated in cities and suburbs, but the current surge is hitting remote areas that often lack a hospital or other critical health care resources.
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Paul Krugman 89d ago
Remember when people said it was all about population density, and the rest of America had nothing to learn from New York?
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Lauren Leatherby 90d ago
The coronavirus outbreak is worse than it's ever been in rural areas:
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The New York Times 90d ago
Since late summer, new cases per capita in rural areas in the U.S. have been outpacing those in larger metropolitan areas. Almost all the counties with the largest outbreaks have populations under 50,000, and most have populations under 10,000.
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The New York Times 90d ago
The rural share of the virus burden has grown over time. Now, about one in four deaths from the virus is recorded in a rural county.
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Tom Inglesby 90d ago
One major vulnerability in some rural areas is the distance to a hospital(s) that can provide the kind of care needed for very sick COVID patients
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Robbie M Parks 87d ago
The worst virus outbreaks in the United States are now in rural areas via :
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Dr. Tom Frieden 89d ago
Rural areas are getting slammed. and . Graphs from show this clearly. Meat packing and agricultural outbreaks are part of, but only part of, the factors driving the increase. No place is immune to Covid. 8/
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Shannon Monnat 90d ago
The worst #COVID19 outbreaks are now in #rural areas. How weird. Someone (me?) predicted this way back on March 24. #pophealth
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C. Michael Gibson MD 89d ago
Why The Worst Coronavirus Outbreaks Are Now in the Rural U.S. - The New York Times
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Eric Klinenberg 90d ago
A few months ago, pundits and policy makers kept saying urban density was driving up #COVID19 rates. How many obits for NYC did you read? Turns out the virus likes rural areas too, especially those where people won't distance or wear masks.
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Eric Klinenberg 90d ago
Let's compare to New York to, oh, every single state that is going to vote for this clown.
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Eric Klinenberg 90d ago
Trump just lied again. Who's getting sick? Not Blue States. Red ones. Take a look.
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Kenny Lin, MD, MPH 86d ago
The Worst Virus Outbreaks in the U.S. Are Now in Rural Areas #COVIDー19
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Ash Paul 89d ago
The Worst #coronavirus Outbreaks in USA Are Now in Rural Areas via Implications for IND?
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