'Rurality' does not seem to be a guarantee of anything: "Rural Americans more likely to die from COVID-19" * https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/

'Rurality' does not seem to be a guarantee of anything: "Rural Americans more likely to die from COVID-19" * https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/09/rural-americans-more-likely-die-covid-19 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/09/rural-am... "Covid is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of people in urban areas" * https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-killing-rural-americans-twice-rate-people-urban-areas-n1280369 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-killing-rur... Seems once it (eventually) gets into a community, it can spread quite quickly, and the more isolated nature of the community means reduced readily-available treatment options.