Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Population Health Research Brief Series
New York State’s Rural Counties Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality Risk
Shannon M. Monnat , Yue Sun
June 2020
As New York’s regions move through their various phases of reopening businesses and recreations activities, policymakers and residents should be mindful of the underlying health vulnerabilities and the higher COVID-19 mortality risk in several of NY’s rural counties. Is your county at high risk?