A County-Level Analysis of Socioeconomic and Clinical Predictors of COVID-19 Incidence and Case-Fatality Rates in Georgia, March-September 2020.
Adam E BermanD Douglas MillerDaniel W RahnDavid C HessMark A ThompsonElias A MossialosJennifer L WallerPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2021)
From March through August 2020, COVID-19 incidence rose in Georgia's counties independent of health rankings categorization. Differences in time to peak CFRs differed at the county level based upon key health rankings. Public health interventions should incorporate unique strategies to improve COVID-19-related patient outcomes in these environments.