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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jul 31, 2020, 02:45 PM Jul 2020

6 months in, who is getting COVID-19 in King County? Here's a breakdown by race, age

At once the focal point of the novel coronavirus crisis, King County's case rate has slowed compared to the U.S.'s other hotspots. Even in Washington, it's been bumped out of the 10 counties with the highest rates of cases per 100,000.

But the virus was still spreading in July, and the state was carefully optimistic about decreases and plateaus it's seen in the county, especially as those decreases look to be new.

Keep reading for a look at how the virus is spreading, and which groups have been impacted the most.

Cases are almost split between men and women

In King County, 51% of reported cases were women and 49% were men, according to King County Public Health. This almost flipped in Seattle where women made up 49.5% of cases and men accounted for 50.5%. KCPH reported that sex was missing for 518 records.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/6-months-in-who-is-getting-covid-19-in-king-county-here-s-a-breakdown-by-race-age/ar-BB17pTUg?ocid=hplocalnews

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