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. 2022 Jul 17;80(2):236–244. doi: 10.1177/10775587221111105

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Figure 1. — Trends in New COVID-19 Admissions Per 100 Beds in Rural Versus Urban Areas.

1. This figure shows regression-adjusted rates of new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100 beds in rural and urban areas.

2. Red circles show adjusted hospitalization rates in rural areas. Blue x’s represent adjusted hospitalization rates for urban areas. Error bars report 95% confidence intervals on the difference between rural and urban hospitalization rates. Standard errors are clustered at the county level.

3. The shaded areas highlight the period during which the new admissions rates in rural areas were significantly higher than those in urban areas.

4. UMN data: data from University of Minnesota COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Project; HHS data: data from the Department of Health and Human Services.