Spatiotemporal contact density explains the disparity of COVID-19 spread in urban neighborhoods

Abstract The rapid early spread of COVID-19 in the US was experienced very differently by different socioeconomic groups and business industries. In this study, we study aggregate mobility patterns of New York City and Chicago to identify the relationship between the amount of interpersonal contact...

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Main Authors: Rajat Verma, Takahiro Yabe, Satish V. Ukkusuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90483-1