welcome
USA Today

USA Today

Health

Health

Dead family, lost friends: How the coronavirus changed one small town

USA Today
Summary
Nutrition label

79% Informative

Five years after the coronavirus began spreading around the world, its impacts are still shaping how Americans live, work, eat and connect with neighbors.

The pandemic sparked furious battles over masks, social distancing, school and business closures, and vaccine mandates.

In rural Kansas town of Quinter , the outbreak of COVID-19 killed 17 elderly residents out of a population of 2,600 .

Research indicates that the coronavirus may ultimately be seen as a "particularly cruel capstone" to the ongoing struggles faced by rural communities.

The number of people living in rural areas has been slowly declining as jobs increasingly shift to urban areas.

Gove County is far more conservative than America as a whole because of the presence of the Dunkard Brethren, a Protestant faith from Germany .

"Nobody wants to put in the effort it takes," she said. "COVID really changed us. It really did.".

VR Score

83

Informative language

83

Neutral language

49

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links