iPad Pro 12.9 dead spots

Hey so I purchased the 12.9 inch iPad Pro about a year or two ago and am out of warranty . I noticed that my iPad has dead zones. I looked online and the price is 600 but since the covid 19 has started I lost the job I had and can not afford $600 for a screen repair. I wanted to ask if purchasing AppleCare for the iPad and then getting a entire new screen replacement will it be cheaper? and will it fix the dead spots issue? Btw the spots still work if I go over it several times but the first time doing it it won’t and it’s really frustrating trying to design something when the iPad doesn’t even want to work :( please help