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. 2020 Sep 18;34(6):446–457. doi: 10.7555/JBR.34.20200135

1. The COVID-19 case rate, per 100 000 population, Mississippi, March-July 2020.

Case count Population Rate 95% CI(a) P-value(b)
(a)Confidence interval; (b)P-value from Z-test.
Total 41 846 2 976 149 1406.0 (1392.6–1419.5)
Gender
  Male 17 500 1 442 292 1213.3 (1195.4–1231.3) <0.0001
  Female 24 107 1 533 857 1571.7 (1551.8–1591.5)
Race
  White 9964 1 678 232 593.7 (582.1–605.4) <0.0001
  Black 16 298 1 113 643 1463.5 (1441.0–1486.0)
  Other 2810 184 274 1524.9 (1468.5–1581.3)
Age (years)
  <18 4029 698 583 576.7 (558.9–594.5) <0.0001
  18–29 8976 490 410 1830.3 (1792.4–1868.2)
  30–59 19 051 1 111 866 1713.4 (1689.1–1737.8)
  60–79 7510 565 181 1328.8 (1298.7–1358.8)
  80+ 2270 110 109 2061.6 (1976.8–2146.4)
Region
  Metro 16 316 1 393 789 1170.6 (1152.7–1188.6) <0.0001
  Non-metro 25 530 1 582 360 1613.4 (1593.6–1633.2)