Association between morbidity and poverty reversed during early US COVID-19 epidemic

(Frontiers) In the US, counties with greater poverty, lower social mobility and life expectancy had more confirmed cases in January through March, but this trend reversed by April 1, while a higher death rate from COVID-19 remained associated with poverty throughout. These results suggest that limited testing resources may have been diverted to richer counties as the epidemic took hold.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news