Weekly Update: Which *COUNTIES* have the highest official rates of #COVID19 cases and fatalities? http://acasignups.net/20/07/26/weekly-update-which-counties-have-highest-capita-rates-covid19-cases-and-deaths

Counties w/highest known #COVID19 infection rates:

1. Trousdale County, TN
2. Lake County, TN
3. Lee County, AR
4. Dakota County, NE
5. Buena Vista County, IA
6. Lincoln County, AR
7. Nobles County, MN
8. East Carroll Parish, LA
9. Colfax County, NE
10. Ford County, KS

Counties w/highest #COVID19 mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 total residents):

1. Hancock County, GA
2. Randolph County, GA
3. Terrell County, GA
4. Early County, GA
5. McKinley County, NM
6. Neshoba County, MS
7-11. New York City (all 5 boroughs combined)

—70 of the 100 counties with the highest rate of infection voted for Donald Trump...and 22 of the other 30 are in states Trump won.

—The 100 counties with the highest *mortality* rate are split 50/50 between ones won by Clinton and Trump.

—The first NY county to now show up on the per capita case list is Rockland County at #33.

—The first Michigan County is Oceana County at #384

—Wayne County, including Detroit, doesn't show up until #535.

84% of all counties voted for Trump. However, of the 100 highest-positive rate counties...

3/20: 51 Trump counties, 49 Clinton counties.
4/05: 57 Trump
5/12: 59 Trump
6/06: 62 Trump
7/11: 65 Trump
7/18: 68 Trump
7/25: 70 Trump

Se a pattern?

Here's per capita cases in counties which voted for Clinton vs. counties which voted for Trump. They're converging at a slower pace than at the state level, but still converging...Clinton counties went from having a 2.3x higher case rate in mid-May to a 1.4x higher rate today.