Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 23, 2020

Association Between Social Vulnerability and a County’s Risk for Becoming a COVID-19 Hotspot — United States, June 1–July 25, 2020

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  • Counties with greater social vulnerability were more likely to become areas with rapidly increasing COVID-19 incidence (“hotspot counties”), according to a report from the CDC. Counties with higher percentages of racial and ethnic minority residents (RR=5.3) and people living in high-density housing structures and crowded units (RR=3.1 and RR=2.0), were more likely to become hotspots, especially in less urban areas. Among such hotspot counties, those with greater social vulnerability also had higher incidence of COVID-19 during the 14 days after meeting the hotspot designation.

Dasgupta et al. (Oct 23, 2020). Association Between Social Vulnerability and a County’s Risk for Becoming a COVID-19 Hotspot — United States, June 1–July 25, 2020. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6942a3