For the first time in Ohio, rural counties have the highest rates of coronavirus infection

[Ohiogal]

For the first time in Ohio, rural counties have the highest rates of coronavirus infection, Gov. Mike DeWine announces

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ten rural counties top the list of places where coronavirus is spreading the fastest, something now occurring for the first time, Gov. Mike DeWine said during his Tuesday briefing.

This list is led by western Ohio’s Mercer County, where there were 245.3 new cases per 100,000 from Aug. 4 through Monday - based on when symptoms began, not when cases were reported.

Other counties in the top 10 were Darke (207.4), Lawrence (200.1), Meigs (161.5), Preble (159), Shelby (137.9), Sandusky (129.9), Perry (113.5), Champaign (113.2) and Auglaize (109.5)

https://www.cleveland.com/coronavirus/2020/08/for-the-first-time-in-ohio-rural-counties-have-the-highest-rates-of-coronavirus-infection-gov-mike-dewine-announces.html

[Demsrule86]

1. I am not surprised...was out in rural Ohio areas on a job interview with hubs...not a mask

in site. The guy at the gas station said I didn't need mine...I ignored him.