Editing Gove County, Kansas (section)

=== 21st century ===
{{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas}}
In 2020, ''[[USA Today]]'' profiled Gove County during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]], and called it the "deadliest place in America" due to it having the highest death rate from COVID-19 compared to any other county in the nation: One out of every 132 people. The first deaths were reported on October 7; as of November 2020, 20 residents died from the virus, and 314 other positive cases were reported. The article attributed the high death rate to predominant public opposition towards wearing [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|face masks]], doubts over the pandemic's severity, and the county's high [[median age]], all of which left residents highly vulnerable.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Trevor|date=December 12, 2020|title=Deadliest place in America: They shrugged off the pandemic, then their family and friends started dying|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/12/coronavirus-deaths-highest-us-rural-republican-leaning-county/3828902001/|access-date=December 12, 2020|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref>