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COVID-19 cases, deaths in U.S. increase with higher income inequality

Editor’s notes:

To reach Tim Liao, call (217) 333-7988; email [email protected]

The study “Association of social and economic inequality with coronavirus disease 2019 incidence and mortality across US counties” is available from JAMA Network Open or the News Bureau.

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34578

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