25 College Towns Emerging as COVID Hotspots

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10. Valley Falls, South Carolina (Spartanburg County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 8.9 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 38 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 34.9%
> Total college town population: 7,583
> Largest university: Spartanburg Community College

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9. Davis, California (Yolo County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 9.1 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 215 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 35.3%
> Total college town population: 67,208
> Largest university: University of California-Davis

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8. Stony Brook University CDP, New York (Suffolk County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 9.5 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 270 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 95.7%
> Total college town population: 8,868
> Largest university: Stony Brook University

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7. University CDP, Florida (Orange County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 9.9 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 301 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 59.2%
> Total college town population: 37,554
> Largest university: University of Central Florida

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6. Moscow, Idaho (Latah County)
> Estimated new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 10.0 per 100,000 residents in hospital service area
> Total new weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations: 9 in hospital service area
> College town population enrolled in college or graduate school: 34.5%
> Total college town population: 25,336
> Largest university: University of Idaho

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