Epidemiology of the 2020 Pandemic of COVID-19 in the State of Texas: The First Month of Community Spread

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Provides an overview of COVID-19 spread in Texas from March 1 - April 8, 2020, comparing urban and rural rates. Examines data from national and state sources, analyzing case fatality and incidence rates in relation to county information, demographics including race/ethnicity, and availability of healthcare resources. Figure 1 offers a county map of Texas indicating COVID-19 prevalence rate and percentage of African American residents.

Swapnil Khose, Justin Xavier Moore, Henry E. Wang

Journal of Community Health, 45, 696-710

06/2020

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Black or African American · COVID-19 · County-by-county data · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Texas