We use cookies to understand how the website is being used and to ensure you get the best possible experience.
By continuing to use this site, you consent to this policy.
About cookies
Biggest Relative Increase in Coronavirus Infections Include Major College Campuses
THURSDAY, SEP 10, 2020
Eight of the 10 metro areas with the biggest relative increase in coronavirus infections over the last two weeks include major college campuses, according to a Social Explorer analysis of New York Times data.
Huntsville, Texas, home to Sam Houston State University and a major state prison has had the largest increase of 8.8 new cases per 1,000 people. Oxford, Miss., home to the University of Mississippi, was third (5.3 per 1,000). Athens, Ga., which hosts the University of Georgia, followed (5.1). The only two metros where cases were growing rapidly without the assistance of a college campus were second-ranked Rio Grande City, Texas (5.4), and eighth-ranked Palestine, Texas (4.6).
Use Social Explorer's online mapping tools to check the latest coronavirus numbers in your metro or micro area here.
Cumulative COVID-19 Cases, Sept 8th, 2020 Click here to explore further.
