1; Elise Caruso, MPH1; Jourdan DeVies, MS1; Kathleen P. Hartnett, PhD1; Tegan K. Boehmer, PhD1 (View author affiliations)Views equals page views plus PDF downloadsFigure 1Figure 2CDC works with other federal agencies to identify counties with increasing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) incidence (hotspots) and offers support to state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1).
Understanding whether increasing incidence in hotspot counties is predominantly occurring in specific age groups is important for identifying opportunities to prevent or reduce transmission.