When I can’t fall back asleep at 3am these days, I’ve found some comfort – but also some confirmation of my fears – in analyzing data about how the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding here in the Upper (Connecticut River) Valley. I thought I would share some of findings. 1/n First, Grafton County continues to have the largest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in NH. That’s right, focusing on case counts may make us feel like we’re doing better than southern parts of the state, but that would be misleading, since Grafton County is not as dense. 2/n