articleMMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportApr 10, 2020DIAMOND OA

Geographic Differences in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Incidence — United States, February 12–April 7, 2020

CCCDC COVID-19 Response TeamCCCDC COVID-19 Response TeamSRStephanie R. BialekVBVirginia B. BowenNANancy A. Chow
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Abstract

Community transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in the United States in February 2020. By mid-March, all 50 states, the District of Columbia (DC), New York City (NYC), and four U.S. territories had reported cases of COVID-19. This report describes the geographic distribution of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths reported by each U.S. state, each territory and freely associated state,* DC, and NYC during February 12-April 7, 2020, and estimates cumulative incidence for each jurisdiction. In addition, it projects the jurisdiction-level trajectory of this pandemic by estimating case doubling times on April 7 and changes in cumulative incidence during the most…

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  • Cumulative incidence
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Demography
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Jurisdiction
  • Pandemic
  • Geography
  • Medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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