Analysis: New York gets the attention, but smaller surges in coronavirus cases happen all over
The government’s response to the pandemic is predicated to a significant extent on the eventual ability to limit and contain outbreaks that occur. Rescinding efforts to keep people apart depends on the ability to ensure that the virus can’t emerge and spread in an unprotected community. Often, though, clusters of confirmed cases pop up fairly quickly.
The increases are large because the number of cases is fairly small. A jump from 1 case to 11 cases is a 1,000 percent increase, but only 10 more infections. One thing to watch on the map above is the number of counties with red dots. Over time, there are more, especially near New York City. At times, the circles turn red after the size of the circles swells.
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