New rural coronavirus infections at lowest level in 10 months; rural death rate still one-third higher than metro rate

New coronavirus infections, in ranges by county, March 6-12
Map by The Daily Yonder; click the image to enlarge it or click here for the interactive version.

New cases of the coronavirus in rural America fell for the seventh straight week, "reaching the lowest level in 10 months," Tim Marema reports for The Daily Yonder. "New infections dropped by more than 40 percent last week. . . . New infections in metropolitan counties fell by about 25% last week.

The rate of Covid-related deaths remained fairly steady in both rural and metro counties. "Rural counties reported 1,755 deaths last week, nine more than two weeks ago," Marema reports. "Covid-related deaths in metropolitan counties fell about 5%, to 6,520 for the week."

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