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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Map of the Day: US counties divided by one-third of COVID deaths

2020-05-29

[AEI Blog] The map above (click to enlarge) shows three geographical regions of the US by counties that each account for one-third of the COVID-19 deaths as of about May 8:

The red region shows the area of the US that represents one-third of COVID deaths in counties that account for only 4% of the US population.

The yellow region shows the area that represents one-third of COVID deaths in counties that account for only 11% of the US population.

The green area shows the area that represents one-third of COVID deaths in counties that account for 85% of the US population.

As I reported on CD a few days ago on COVID deaths by US states:

More than 40% of the 96,596 COVID-19 deaths as of May 22 have occurred in two states: New York (28,900) and New Jersey (11,081).

Nearly half (48%) of COVID-19 deaths have occurred in three states: New York (29.9%), New Jersey (11.5%), Massachusetts (6.4%).

MP: The map above of COVID deaths by US county shows a much higher level of granularity than my recent map of deaths by state and illustrates graphically the disproportionate concentration of COVID deaths in selected counties in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois (Chicago area) and Michigan (Detroit area). Interestingly, two-thirds of COVID deaths in the US have occurred in counties that represent only 15% of the US population.

Posted by:Besoeker

#10 ^I believe he's saying that it *can't* go down.

Posted by: Secret Master 2020-05-29 15:50

#9 No - the only way for the total death counts to go dow is for people to come back from the dead.

I haven't head of anyone recently being raised fronm the dead. Outside of Democratic Voters so they can vote D of course.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-05-29 15:48

#8 ^They don't want people dying?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 14:25

#7 I think I saw a Seattle headline the other day complaining tha the total number of COVID deaths hasn't gone down yet.

Think about that for a second.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-05-29 14:16

#6 Data from Massachusetts as of 5/24:

% of COVID-attributed deaths ...
...in long-term care facilities: 64%
...with an underlying condition: 98%
...with a previous hospitalization: 83%

Posted by: Lex 2020-05-29 13:35

#5 Ten states - mostly in the South - have not seen a single week of improvement in coronavirus cases while previous hotspots, such as New York and New Jersey, report a drop in infections

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-29 13:29

#4 [nyt paywall]
Washington Coronavirus Map and Case Count

21825 cases
1116 deaths

For those that think WA is underrepresented.

Posted by: Skidmark 2020-05-29 13:09

#3 The fact that St. Fauci seems to have gone off to play pinochle with the 12th imam at the bottom of his well says a lot, actually.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-05-29 11:50

#2 Do the lockdowns actually save lives? If the medical system can manage the case load then I would think it only defers deaths, which only matters if it defers deaths long enough for effective vaccines or treatments to be deployed. That deferral comes at a cost though, economic, psychological, and medical (deferred diagnosis & treatment of non-COVID-19 conditions.) The challenge is to figure out where the break-even point is in the absence of data.

Posted by: Glenmore 2020-05-29 10:46

#1 Interestingly, two-thirds of COVID deaths in the US have occurred so far in counties that represent only 15% of the US population

Remember that article you posted where an outbreak was traced to a single funeral, Besoeker?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 07:18

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