Country-level statistics are a random and improper way to speak about Covid-19. Every country has clear pockets of both geography and demographics. No politician will ever give you the facts about this, because its not at all politically correct.
Here in the NY State for example, 91% of Covid-19 deaths have been centered on NY City and 4 surrounding counties. Within NY City, you can even drill down to a few hotspots like Bronx and Queens.
NY City and those same 4 counties also account for 44% of ENTIRE USA Covid-19 deaths.
America’s Covid-19 “epidemic” is located in about 5 major urban areas, led by NY City.
Let’s call a spade a spade
Steal a page from China and quarantine these areas, keep these areas from traveling to other parts of the U.S. and contaminating the rest of the country. Then open the rest of the country.