New rural coronavirus infections at lowest level since July; see maps with county-level data on infections, vaccinations

New coronavirus infections, in ranges by county, May 9-15
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New rural coronavirus infections last week totaled 31,683, the lowest level since last July and a 16 percent fall from the week before. The 613 new rural Covid-related deaths reported May 9-15 represented a more than 9% drop from the 677 deaths reported the week before.

"New infections and deaths in both rural and urban counties have been falling since the start of 2021," Tim Murphy and Tim Marema report for The Daily Yonder. "Current levels of new infections and deaths in rural areas are about 90% lower now than during the peak of the winter surge in mid-January, when a one-week period saw 232,000 new cases and 4,100 deaths."

Click here for more data, charts and analysis from the Yonder, including regional analysis and an interactive map with county-level data. The Yonder also has data charts and an interactive county-level map illustrating data trends from the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report comparing rural and urban vaccination rates.

Rural/urban vaccination rates compared to national average of 34.4%, May 16
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