Investigating the relationships between concentrated disadvantage, place connectivity, and COVID-19 fatality in the United States over time.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concentrated disadvantaged areas have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 outbreak in the United States (US). Meanwhile, highly connected areas may contribute to higher human movement, leading to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths. This study examined the associations between concentrated disadvantage, place connectivity, and COVID-19 fatality in the US over time.

Methods

Concentrated disadvantage was assessed based on the spatial concentration of residents with low socioeconomic status. Place connectivity was defined as the normalized number of shared Twitter users between the county and all other counties in the contiguous US in a year (Y = 2019). COVID-19 fatality was measured as the cumulative COVID-19 deaths divided by the cumulative COVID-19 cases. Us

SUBMITTER: Jing F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9748905 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature