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Old 04-08-2020, 11:31 AM
 
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The rural areas have similar rates of infection as urban areas.
How did you come to such a conclusion? Your link has a lot of data, but I don't see how one could come to this conclusion based on the numbers and red dots the site provides.
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Old 04-08-2020, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Denver
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How did you come to such a conclusion? Your link has a lot of data, but I don't see how one could come to this conclusion based on the numbers and red dots the site provides.
I know how to look up population numbers and divide.
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Old 04-08-2020, 11:44 AM
 
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I know how to look up population numbers and divide.
What rural areas did you find the population of and what was the rate that you found? What urban areas did you find the population of, and what was the rate that you found?
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Old 04-08-2020, 11:46 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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How did you come to such a conclusion? Your link has a lot of data, but I don't see how one could come to this conclusion based on the numbers and red dots the site provides.
In theory Westerner is correct.

Technically the county in Texas with the highest per capita case count is Donley County near Amarillo. Even though they only have 7 cases, it works out to be 206 per 100,000. Harris county by comparison has 2,146 cases but thats only 48 per 100,000.
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Old 04-08-2020, 11:54 AM
 
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In theory Westerner is correct.

Technically the county in Texas with the highest per capita case count is Donley County near Amarillo. Even though they only have 7 cases, it works out to be 206 per 100,000. Harris county by comparison has 2,146 cases but thats only 48 per 100,000.
Thanks for those numbers!

Is there a way on this site to compare countys cases per capita, rather than having to do it manually yourself?

I'm not disagreeing with the claim, but I just don't think comparing a one (or a handful) of rural areas to one (or a handful) or urban areas is conclusive enough.
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Old 04-08-2020, 11:58 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Thanks for those numbers!

Is there a way on this site to compare countys cases per capita, rather than having to do it manually yourself?

I'm not disagreeing with the claim, but I just don't think comparing a one (or a handful) of rural areas to one (or a handful) or urban areas is conclusive enough.
NY Times did it for you:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...rus-cases.html
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Old 04-08-2020, 12:08 PM
 
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Thanks. Unfortunately, I can't view the link as I'm not a subscriber, but I'll take your word for it.
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Old 04-08-2020, 12:17 PM
 
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So, if we assume that rural/urban areas are being affected at the same rate, we also need to take into account what sorts of precautions they are taking?

Are these rural countys on lockdown?
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Old 04-08-2020, 03:57 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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In theory Westerner is correct.

Technically the county in Texas with the highest per capita case count is Donley County near Amarillo. Even though they only have 7 cases, it works out to be 206 per 100,000. Harris county by comparison has 2,146 cases but thats only 48 per 100,000.
The entire population of Donley County is 3500 on a good day, not counting cattle, so what value is your per capita measure?
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Old 04-08-2020, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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So, if we assume that rural/urban areas are being affected at the same rate, we also need to take into account what sorts of precautions they are taking?

Are these rural countys on lockdown?
I will assume you live in a city and don't understand distances. In a rural area, "social distancing" is the norm, not anything special. My nearest neighbor is 1 mile away. I can wander all over my property without ever meeting another human. We do not go to town every day -- every few weeks is normal.

We're following the governor's recommendations. We're just less exercised about it, because it doesn't really change our daily lives.
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