id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-287548-3wv9xcxh Plümper, Thomas The Pandemic Predominantly Hits Poor Neighbourhoods? SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Covid-19 Fatalities in German Districts 2020-08-20 .txt text/plain 3076 176 56 In fact, we find that in the second phase of the pandemic, poorer and more socially deprived districts start to have higher than average Covid-19 mortality rates. In phase 2 and controlling for path dependency, the population of poorer and more socially deprived districts is at least equally likely to get infected, but the probability to die from Covid-19 is statistically significantly higher. • In Germany, the virus mainly entered via tourists returning from ski holidays in the Alps and accordingly wealthier districts initially recorded higher and more socially deprived districts recorded lower Covid-19 infection rates during the first phase of the pandemic in which the virus could spread largely unhampered by social distancing measures. • Controlling for the path dependency of infections, wealthier districts now record lower and more socially deprived districts record higher Covid-19 mortality rates during the second phase of the pandemic in which lockdown was in place. ./cache/cord-287548-3wv9xcxh.txt ./txt/cord-287548-3wv9xcxh.txt