Table 2. A comparison correlation of 7-day positive case totals and 7-day actual case, and both DCG metrics (total) for the ML+R_t methods implemented when viewed by rural and non-rural counties.

		Correlation	Binary DCG	Spike DCG
Rural	ML+Rt	0.690	4.12	0.84
	Rt Only	0.710	6.07	0.76
Non-Rural	ML+Rt	0.867	7.77	7.03
	Rt Only	0.862	6.52	3.50