nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||America’s 200, 000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Early in the pandemic, most deaths occurred in large cities. But now, as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., smaller communities are suffering many losses as well.