Association Between Social Vulnerability & A County’s Risk for Becoming A COVID-19 Hotspot: United States, June 1 Through July 25, 2020

On October 23, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) published this weekly report on morbidity and mortality regarding the association between social vulnerability and a U.S. County's risk for becoming a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hotspot for the time period of June 1, 2020 through July 25, 2020. CDC uses standard criteria to identify U.S. counties with rapidly increasing COVID-19 incidence (hotspot counties) to support health
departments in coordinating public health responses. This report examines associations between social vulnerability and hotspot detection and to describe incidence after hotspot detection . . .