Abstract:New York State initiated a micro-cluster strategy ("hot spotting") that divides into three categories based on COVID-19 cases and hospital capacity, each with successively more restrictions: Yellow, Orange, and Red Zones. Our objectives were to evaluate the influence of hot spotting on mobility and subsequent mortality, and then to identify underlying social determinants of health associated with the neighborhoods most affected by hot spotting.Study Design: We combine several data sources in our analysis. Time… Show more
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