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County-level sociodemographic risk factors associated with COVID-19 incidence and mortality – News-Medical.Net
In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more than 24 million others. But a new study shows just how unevenly those deaths…
In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more than 24 million others. But a new study shows just how unevenly those deaths and cases have played out across the country.
It finds that the more disadvantaged a county’s population was before the pandemic, the higher the toll of coronavirus last spring and summer.
That level of disadvantage, measured on a standard scale called the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), tracked closely with the number of cases and deaths…
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