As COVID deaths staggered some U.S. cities, here’s how San Francisco avoided the trend

San Francisco’s response to the COVID-19 crisis resulted in one of the lowest coronavirus-related death tolls among U.S. metropolitan cities, a study has found.

According to the study conducted by University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers and the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), the city implemented “one of the most intensive, inclusive and multi-pronged” COVID responses in the U.S., leading to one of the lowest fatality rates among U.S. cities across all ages and ethnicities.