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State Variation in Neighborhood COVID-19 Burden: Findings from the COVID Neighborhood Project.

ABSTRACT: A lack of fine, spatially-resolute case data for the U.S. has prevented the examination of how COVID-19 burden has been distributed across neighborhoods, a known geographic unit of both risk and resilience, and is hampering efforts to identify and mitigate the long-term fallout from COVID-19 in vulnerable communities. Using spatially-referenced data from 21 states at the ZIP code or census tract level, we documented how the distribution of COVID-19 at the neighborhood-level varies significantly within and between states. The median case count per neighborhood (IQR) in Oregon was 3,608 (2,487) per 100,000 population, indicating a more homogenous distribution of COVID-19 burden, whereas in Vermont the median case count per neighborhood (IQR) was 8,142 (11,031) per 100,000. We also found that the association between features of the neighborhood social environment and burden varied in magnitude and direction by state. Our findings underscore the importance of local contexts when addressing the long-term social and economic fallout communities will face from COVID-19.

SUBMITTER: Noppert GA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10246150 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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State Variation in Neighborhood COVID-19 Burden: Findings from the COVID Neighborhood Project.

Noppert Grace A GA Clarke Philippa P Hoover Andrew A Kubale John J Melendez Robert R Duchowny Kate K Hegde Sonia T ST

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 20230519

A lack of fine, spatially-resolute case data for the U.S. has prevented the examination of how COVID-19 burden has been distributed across neighborhoods, a known geographic unit of both risk and resilience, and is hampering efforts to identify and mitigate the long-term fallout from COVID-19 in vulnerable communities. Using spatially-referenced data from 21 states at the ZIP code or census tract level, we documented how the distribution of COVID-19 at the neighborhood-level varies significantly ...[more]

PMID: 37293100

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Project description:BackgroundThe novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected over 5 million United States (US) residents resulting in more than 180,000 deaths by August 2020. To mitigate transmission, most states ordered shelter-in-place orders in March and reopening strategies varied.ObjectiveTo estimate excess COVID-19 cases and deaths after reopening compared with trends prior to reopening for two groups of states: (1) states with an evidence-based reopening strategy, defined as reopening indoor dining after implementing a statewide mask mandate, and (2) states reopening indoor dining rooms before implementing a statewide mask mandate.DesignInterrupted time series quasi-experimental study design applied to publicly available secondary data.ParticipantsFifty United States and the District of Columbia.InterventionsReopening indoor dining rooms before or after implementing a statewide mask mandate.Main measuresOutcomes included daily cumulative COVID-19 cases and deaths for each state.Key resultsOn average, the number of excess cases per 100,000 residents in states reopening without masks is ten times the number in states reopening with masks after 8 weeks (643.1 cases; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 406.9, 879.2 and 62.9 cases; CI = 12.6, 113.1, respectively). Excess cases after 6 weeks could have been reduced by 90% from 576,371 to 63,062 and excess deaths reduced by 80% from 22,851 to 4858 had states implemented mask mandates prior to reopening. Over 50,000 excess deaths were prevented within 6 weeks in 13 states that implemented mask mandates prior to reopening.ConclusionsAdditional mitigation measures such as mask use counteract the potential growth in COVID-19 cases and deaths due to reopening businesses. This study contributes to the growing evidence that mask usage is essential for mitigating community transmission of COVID-19. States should delay further reopening until mask mandates are fully implemented, and enforcement by local businesses will be critical for preventing potential future closures.

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State Variation in Neighborhood COVID-19 Burden: Findings from the COVID Neighborhood Project.

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State Variation in Neighborhood COVID-19 Burden: Findings from the COVID Neighborhood Project.

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