Thread by @charles_gaba

📣 Weekly Update: Which *counties* have the highest per capita rates of #COVID19 cases & deaths? 1/
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Counties w/highest cases of #COVID19 per capita: 2/
1. Norton County, KS
2. Bon Homme County, SD
3. Lincoln County, AR
4. Buffalo County, SD
5. Chattahoochee County, GA
6. Trousdale County, TN
7. Crowley County, CO
8. Lake County, TN
9. Lafayette County, FL
10. Dakota County, NE

19.4% of Norton County, KS's 5,400 residents have tested positive for #COVID19.

There are now 27 U.S. counties where at least 15% of the population has tested positive.

87 of the 100 counties (out of 3,100 total) w/the highest infection rate voted for Donald Trump in 2016.

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Counties w/highest #COVID19 *deaths* per capita: 4/
1. Gove County, KS
2. Jerauld County, SD
3. Hancock County, GA
4. Emporia, VA
5. Kenedy County, TX
6. Galax, VA
7. Dickey County, ND
8. Randolph County, GA
9. E. Feliciana Parish, LA
10. Turner County, SD

19 of Gove County, Kansas' 2,636 residents have died of #COVID19, or 0.72%.

64 of the 100 counties w/the highest mortality rate voted for Donald Trump in 2016. 5/

There are now just 208 counties nationwide (out of 3,143 total) which haven't reported any #COVID19 deaths to date, down from 240 a week ago.

Total combined population of these 208 counties?

1.48 million people.

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There are only 3 counties nationwide which haven't reported any #COVID19 cases yet:

--Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
--Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska
--Kalawao County, Hawaii

Total combined population of these 5 counties?

3,070 people.

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Finally: There are now 7.4% *more* cases of #COVID19 per capita in solid Trump'16 counties than in solid Clinton'16 counties.

The death toll is still 41% higher in Clinton'16 counties...but this is down from 400% in April, 300% in May, 200% in June & 100% higher in September. 8/

At the current trajectories, Trump Counties will surpass Clinton Counties in #COVID19 deaths per capita by around January 3rd. /END