The June COVID19 surge is much more widespread than the April spike. It is not concentrated in a few counties or hotspots.
More people live in counties where cases per capita are high and rising today than at any point in the pandemic.
More people live in counties where cases per capita are high and rising today than at any point in the pandemic.
The new-case rate for the median county is at a high -- well above the April level.
In April, new cases were more highly concentrated in New York and a few other hotspots, raising the national average more than the median county rate. But the current surge is more widespread.
In April, new cases were more highly concentrated in New York and a few other hotspots, raising the national average more than the median county rate. But the current surge is more widespread.
There might be some comfort if a given number of new cases is more widely spread -- if that means the cases are less likely to overwhelm a local health care system.
But if local transmission is rapid, then surges in many places is a lot worse than surges in fewer places.
But if local transmission is rapid, then surges in many places is a lot worse than surges in fewer places.
