25 College Towns Emerging as COVID Hotspots

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20. Vermillion, South Dakota (Clay County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 7.4 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 5 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 36.7%
> Total college town population: 11,506
> Largest university: University of South Dakota

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19. West Lafayette, Indiana (Tippecanoe County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 7.5 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 21 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 63.5%
> Total college town population: 44,515
> Largest university: Purdue University-Main Campus

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18. Radford, Virginia (Radford city)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 7.6 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 15 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 41.9%
> Total college town population: 16,205
> Largest university: Radford University

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17. Blacksburg, Virginia (Montgomery County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 7.6 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 15 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 57.6%
> Total college town population: 44,385
> Largest university: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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16. Ettrick, Virginia (Chesterfield County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 7.7 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 99 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 35.4%
> Total college town population: 5,169
> Largest university: Virginia State University

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