Thread by @charles_gaba

⚠️ Weekly Update: Which *COUNTIES* have the highest cumulative per capita rates of #COVID19 cases & deaths? 1/
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Counties w/highest cumul. #COVID19 *cases* per capita:
1. Crowley County, CO
2. Chattahoochee County, GA
3. Bent County, Co
4. Lincoln County, AR
5. Dewey Couty, SD
6. Lake County, TN
7. Norton County, KS
8. Bon Homme County, SD
9. Buffalo County, SD
10. Trousdale County, TN
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Counties w/highest cumul. #COVID19 *deaths* per capita:
1. Jerauld County, SD
2. Galax, VA
3. Foard County, TX
4. Emporia, VA
5. Gove County, KS
6. Gregory County, SD
7. Hancock County, GA
8. Iron County, WI
9. McMullen County, TX
10. Motley County, TX
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--The county w/highest COVID *cases* per capita remains Crowley County, CO, where 34.2% of the population has tested positive over the past yr.

--The county w/highest COVID *deaths* per capita remains Jerauld County, SD, where 1 out of 125 residents has died over the past yr.
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--There are now just 49 counties (out of over 3,100 nationally) which haven't reported any COVID deaths to date. Total population: 190,000.

--There are just 3 counties (out of over 3,100 nationally) which haven't reported any COVID *cases* to date. Total population: 3,070.
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Cases & deaths per capita went from 4x higher in Blue Counties a year ago, to 3x higher last summer, to 2x higher last fall, to 50% higher in the winter...to being higher in the RED Counties now.

"Whatever you do, don't track it along partisan lines!"
cc: @pbump @GlennKesslerWP

Last week I got a lot of traffic when @RawStory gave a shout-out to my noting that the 100 counties w/the highest COVID death rate voted for Trump by 18 points.

That's no longer the case. As of yesterday, the top 100 voted for Trump by *19* points.
cc: @pbump @GlennKesslerWP