Spatial Disparities in Coronavirus Incidence and Mortality in the United States: An Ecological Analysis as of May 2020.
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Although densely populated large cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas are hotspots of the pandemic, it is counterintuitive that incidence and mortality rates in some small cities and nonmetropolitan counties approximate those in epicenters such as New York City.Citations
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