STUDY: Abilene and Amarillo Projected to Have Next COVID-19 Outbreak

ABILENE, TX – A study by the New York Times claims that the next big COVID-19 outbreak could be in Abilene or Amarillo. 

The study shows that the two West Texas towns are in the top 20 cities in the nation with the highest daily growth rate. 

Amarillo landed fourth on the list with a with a 21% daily growth rate and cases doubling ever 4.7 days. Abilene was ranked 16th with an 11% growth rate and the cases double every 6.9 days.

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"Growth rates are useful measures in epidemics because they tell us whether things are getting better or worse. In places where the growth rate is high but the number of cases is relatively low, a community may still have time to flatten its curve before an outbreak becomes widespread," The New York Times said. "Communities with a lot of cases and a high growth rate are on track to have a serious problem."

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San Angelo is ranked 539th with a 1% growth rate and the cases double every 66.7 days.

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