Delta Variant Surges in Rural America (IMAGE) University of Cincinnati Caption Bivariate maps illustrate the spatial change in the association between vaccination rates and new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people at the county level in two-week intervals in July and August of 2021. Scatterplots indicate the association between these variables in each county. Purple indicates high rates of vaccination while green indicates high rates of COVID-19 per 100,000 people. (Colorado, Georgia, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia were omitted because vaccination data was incomplete.) Credit University of Cincinnati Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.