Rural Settings
During the pandemic, most cases occurred in rural settings. Before the pandemic, rural and semiurban settings accounted for the largest shares of cases. Rural risk during the pandemic may have reflected unequal access to protection and rep…
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During the pandemic, most cases occurred in rural settings. Before the pandemic, rural and semiurban settings accounted for the largest shares of cases. Rural risk during the pandemic may have reflected unequal access to protection and reporting infrastructure. The pandemic may have compounded existing vulnerabilities in Black rural communities through economic and psychosocial stressors. Rural residents may have faced greater barriers to healthcare and legal services during movement restrictions.