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In the last month, such as coronavirus cases in the former epicenter, New York, have decreased regularly, multiple newHotspots Covid-19 have emerged, especially in the southern and Western states that have reopened early. While the most populated states among themCalifornia, Texas, Florida and Arizona-Have the share of the lion of attention, there is another state of the South who now wins a race that no one wants to win. As of July 27,Louisiana has the highest rate of CVIV-19 cases per capita. It means, theThe virus extends faster in the Bayou State only in any other state of the country. It now has 2,316 cases of COVID per 100,000 inhabitants, according toThe New York Timesdatabase.

Yes, California, Florida and New York havereported more totalsBut Louisiana has more cases of Covid per 100,000 inhabitants than others. The second highest is Arizona (2,226 per 100,000), then New York (2,141 per 100,000 inhabitants).

Louisiana has the doubtful distinction of being a hot spot of Covid at the beginning of the pandemic in March and April, as well as being among theNew Hotspots Harvest who emerged in July. In March, Louisiana's Covid epidemic was largely concentrated in the metropolitan area of ​​New Orleans. At the time, many medical experts and public health emphasized the crowds of Tuesday Gras at the beginning of the month as a source of spread. Now it seems thatThe propagation of COVID-19 occurs in more rural parts of the state. According to a report ofLawyerLouisiana Acadiana, Lake Charles, Alexandria and the Shreveport regions have all seen record hospitalizations in July.

On July 26, the State saw theMost new cases of COVID-19 Reported in one day: 3,840 infections. The same day, hospitalizations have also reached their culmination since May 1 to 1,600 coronavirus patients, according to theLouisiana Department of Health.

But the capacity of the ICU is not even the greatest concern of some health officials. "Physical space, we can continue to crame patients in the room"Manley Jordan, MD, Chief Doctor of Lake Charles's Greater Hospital, saidLawyer. "It's the human resource we are concerned about. It's a matter of how long we have to run it difficult and is there more overvoltage."

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A document from the White House who culfeated two weeks ago revealed that Louisiana was on a list ofStates considered in the "Red Zone" of COVID Because they had more than 100 new cases for 100,000 people a week. According to that,Deborah Birx, MD, Coronavirus Coordinator of the White House Coronavirus, has warned privately a handful of major cities in the United States they needed to get their outbreaks under control and become "aggressive". New Orleans has also been included in this list. And for more things about that, check11 hot spots of Covid that must be "aggressive".