These 6 states see the worst surge in COVID
The very contagious delta variant continues to push the average daily average on average.
Covid-19 Business continues to increase coast to coast while the summer increase fed by the delta variant is lit. TheThe daily national average has increased Since the beginning of July to reach 133,526 reported cases as of August 16, according to data fromThe Washington Post. The National Spike has forced local health officials to reduce health precautions such as mask mandates or to adopt vaccine requirements for public spaces such as restaurants or gymnasiums. Meanwhile, other areas continue to see infections increase at a record rate, leaving short states on hospital beds during the worst surges observed during the pandemic.
Some managers have continued to express a concern than theCurrent Spike in the case was not even close to hitting his heights again. "I'll be surprised not to cross 200,000 cases a day over the next two weeks, and it's heartbreaking we've never thought we would stay in this space,"Francis Collins, MD, Director of National Institutes of Health (NIH), said at a comparison on Fox News on August 15th.
"It was January, February, which should not be August," he added. "But here we are with the variant of Delta, which is so contagious and this heartbreaking situation where 90 million people are still unvaccinated, which are ducks seated for this virus, and it is the mess that we are integrated. "
Read it to see which states see the worst Covid overview of 45% or more in the last week as of August 16, according to the data ofThe Washington Post.
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6 Maine
- New cases over the last seven days: 13 cases for 100,000 people
- Increase in percentage of the last seven days: 45%
Number ofNewly reported cases in Maine Spidle during last week. Hospitalizations follow the rise, tripled from three weeks to 69 with more than half admitted to intensive care units,Bangor Daily News reports. However, less than five per cent of all cases of the state involved hospitalized well-vaccinated people, according to Maine data from disease control and prevention centers (CDC).
The change of trajectory of the pandemic has led to the morale of some health workers. "I felt like we were approaching a post-pandemic world and, clearly, we are not there yet"Cathy bean, a manager for the care of the North Light House and the Hospice in southern Maine who worked on vaccine awareness, saidBangor Daily News"So it makes us really difficult for us to continue when it does not seem to have an end in sight."
5 New Mexico
- New cases over the last seven days: 36 cases for 100,000 people
- Increase in percentage of the last seven days: 45%
New Mexico's mostSurge Recent Covid Includes 1,776 new cases reported during the weekend of August 15th. Health officials point out that state cases have increased forten times what they were in July, an almost matched pace with the national tip.
"We see a really fast climb"Christine Ross, MD, Director of the Epidemiology Responses Division of New Mexico, told theSANTA FE Reporter. "The trends are absolutely in the wrong direction, mainly fed by this variant of very contagious delta."
4 North Dakota
- New cases over the last seven days: 19 cases per 100,000 people
- Increase in percentage of the last seven days: 45%
A recent look in COVID cases has brought hospitalization levels to theculminating point in three months,The Bismarck Tribune reports. The surge has led to a renewed shortage of hospital beds in some areas because the virus continues to spread.
"Currently in North Dakota, when you look at the risk of transmission, most of our counties are in theModerate high risk category now,"Kirby KrugerThe head of the Dakota Dakota Dakota Division Division Section, told KXMA News, a local affiliate ABC. "Constantly, 80 to 85% of people who meet at the hospital with COVID are people who are not vaccinated or who are not completely vaccinated. They have only doses or a partial series."
3 Oregon
- New cases over the last seven days: 39 cases for 100,000 people
- Increase in percentage of the last seven days: 62%
During the weekend of August 15, Oregon was one of five states to reportBreak your previous registration For an average number of new cases of daily Covid, CNBC reports. The state has also recently seen a staggering thrust in hospitalizations related to Covid, breaking records three days in a row and first government.Kate brownto deploy up to 1,500 members of the National Guard to help state health systems.
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2 Rhode Island
- New cases over the last seven days: 33 cases per 100,000 people
- Increase in percentage of the last seven days: 66%
Despite seeing the second highest jump in cases over the past week, the smallest state of the Union presents other outdated figures related to the pandemic. According to the data ofThe New York Times reported byThe newspaper of ProvidenceRhode Island reported theMost cases of COVID per capita In the United States and ranks fifth among death per capita nationally.
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1 South Dakota
- New cases over the last seven days: 21 cases per 100,000 people
- Increase in percentage of the last seven days: 252%
The recent increase in South Dakota has pushed newly reported cases at the highest levels observed since May. The peak also comes after long weekSturgis engine rally Enveloped on August 15, with some estimates of more than 700,000 people,United States today reports.
The decision to hold the event causedConcern for some senior health officialsincludingAnthony Fauci, MD, Chief Councilor of the White-Covid House. "I mean, for me, it's understandable that people want to do the kind of things they want to do. They want their freedom to do it, "he said during an appearance on NBCMeet the press On August 8th, "But there comes a moment when you are dealing with a public health crisis that could involve you, your family, and everyone that something that replaces the need to do exactly what you want to do. »
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