Daily new coronavirus cases in SEC counties tumbled during the past week but remain high compared to the rest of the country.
The Southeastern Conference hasn't played a down of football in the 2020 season, but the SEC has seven teams ranked in theThe SEC also dominates another top 25 list: the most COVID-19 infection rates among counties with Power Five football programs. Those nine schools include the Florida Gators, who rank in the top six of both lists.with most of their stands filled to 20-25% capacity.
Still, Naik says she worries about the thousands of fans shouting together in"the same air space" and potentially driving infection rates up again. The numbers, though, are similarly encouraging around the country. About two-thirds of the counties with Power Five programs saw their daily COVID-19 cases decrease during the past week. SEC schools are highlighted, below, in red.Wake Forest's game with No. 7 Notre Dame has already been postponed to Dec. 12
A COVID-19 diagnosis sidelined Florida State's new coach Mike Norvell from his team's game with state rival . Miami Dade has nearly triple the national average of daily new infections.
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