Population Density (People per Square Mile)
y = COVID-19 positivity rate
x = people / square miles
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In both NYC and Philadelphia overall, higher density areas are associated with lower COVID-19 positivity rates in both Philadelphia and New York, but the relationship is very slight.
In both NYC and Philadelphia overall, higher density areas are associated with lower COVID-19 positivity rates in both Philadelphia and New York, but the relationship is very slight.
At the district/borough level:
Higher density is related to higher positivity rates in Queens (NYC) and North Philadelphia (Phila)
Higher density is related to lower positivity rates in Manhattan, Staten Island (NYC), and Center City Philadelphia
NYC Overall R-Squared: (neg) 0.142101
Bronx (neg) : .167035
Brooklyn (pos): .0011546
Manhattan (neg): .0226021
Queens (pos): .0231358
Staten (neg): .22228
Philadelphia Overall R-Squared: (neg) .0054987
Center City East (neg): .275154
Center City West (neg): .269093
East (pos): .0679475
North (pos): .331159
North Central (pos): .66185
South Philadelphia (pos): .0668331
West (pos): (n/a)
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