COVID-19 across United States congressional districts

The congressional district (CD) geography in the United States (US) represents a policy-relevant and a politically important scale at which to monitor the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. In this study, we present the first estimates of COVID-19 cumulative cases and deaths (per 1,000 people) and the case fatality rate as of July 13, 2020, as well as for the recent period between June 13 and July 13, 2020 using a population-weighting methodology for the 436 CDs in the US. Access to CD-level information about the impact of COVID-19 can enhance the ability of elected officials and the constituents they represent, to monitor and develop testing strategies and other measures to allow the US to open safely.