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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dorchester is Eastern Shore. Allegheny and Garrett are Western Maryland.

I find it interesting that cases are slowing rising all across Maryland, without a specific change in openings, but with a change in weather. There was a study from the spring where someone analyzed 40 urban cities worldwide to compare COVID case transmission rates and average temperature and humidity levels. There seemed to be a higher transmission levels with cooler temperatures and lower humidities. We may be experiencing that now. It's not just that more people are indoors, but that the virus is viable for infection longer at mid range temperatures/humidities.[/quote]

I recall reading somewhere that it does transmit better in the air (maybe it lingers longer?) at lower temperatures, so that plus people more likely to be indoors would explain the rise. We're seeing rises in nearly every state in the US, so it's consistent.

Also Dorchester's rate seems to be going down (but still high). The population there is only 32k (about half of Bethesda), so just one or two families testing positive can really raise their numbers.[/quote]

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