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AP Fact Check: Actually, 20% of US Lives In Virus Hot Spot

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - It's been a frequent Trump administration talking point on
   the recent spike in COVID-19 infections: Don't worry, only a small
   sliver of U.S. counties is at greater risk.
   In offering this reassurance, Vice President Mike Pence and Health and
   Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have said that only 3% or 4% of
   counties in the country are seeing a surge in cases. Focus on the
   "encouraging signs," Pence told senators last week.
   But they and other administration officials are skirting a key fact:
   More than 20% of Americans live in those relatively few counties.

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