Dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic in urban and rural areas in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is a growing concern about the COVID-19 epidemic intensifying in rural areas in the United States (U.S.). In this study, we described the dynamics of COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural and urban counties in the U.S.

Methods

Using data from April 1 to November 12, 2020, from Johns Hopkins University, we estimated COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates and conducted comparisons between urban and rural areas in three time periods at the national level, and in states with higher and lower COVID-19 incidence rates.

Results

Results at the national level showed greater COVID-19 incidence rates in urban compared to rural counties in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. at the beginning of the epidemic. However, the intensity of the epidemic has shi

SUBMITTER: Cuadros DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061094 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature