This state now meets the worst Picture of Covid in the United States.
According to COVID tracking data, this surprising state is confronted with the worst Coronavirus Spike Nationwide.
Open with good news: many states that saw theSpread the fastest COVID-19 We are weeks ago - like Arizona and California - haveslaughtered their daily number of infections And seem to have turned a crucial corner. The news discouraging, however, is that the coronavirus shows no sign of letting go and a new harvest of states are nowSee COVID SPIKE cases. But the worst of them will probably surprise you:HAwaii currently sees that coronavirus spreads faster than anywhere else.
The state Aloha wins this ignominious moniker according to a real-time follow-up ofHow fast Covid-19 is spreading by the state called rt.live. The site publishes "the average number of people who are infected by an infectious person", called Rt,value. When the rt is less than 1.0, the virus slows down, but if the rt is above 1.0, the virus is actively extended
As of August 11, Hawaii does not only have the highest rate of infection of 1.38, but it is the highest by a considerable measure. States with the second and third highest rate of infection in the United States are South Dakota with 1.2 and Texas with 1.16.
Hawaii has seen a similar rate of infection of 1.33 in the first days of the pandemic, but after having established a mandate at home and one of the first states to demand quarantine tourists, the rate of infection State has fallen to a much healthier level .63 early April.
Like so many other states, an earlier reopening of companies coincided with an increase in infections, as well as the opening of the state following visitors. BeginnerDavid IGE announced at the end of June thatTravelers could visit Hawaii Again starting on 1 August without quarantine by presenting a CVIV-19 negative test taken within 72 hours of a flight. As you probably heard about, however,Results of the coronavirus test are not the most reliable.
MostNew COVID cases in Hawaii Have been in Honolulu and its surrounding suburbs, according to the associated press. In response to the tip of Hawaii in business, health officialsClosed beaches and state parks on Oahu and restricted other activities. In addition, the IGE plans to restore a requirement that peopleTraveling between the Hawaii Quintin Islands For 14 days, from August 11th.
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Scott Miskovich, MD, which oversees mass test events throughout the state, told Hawaii News now that theHigh state infection rate is "an example shouting with the way we need to be serious about it."
"We have to wear masks, we need the social distance," he said. "We extend it in closed respiratory environments. Go out outside. It's very serious."
According to recent research, the increase in cases in Hawaii can largely be traced to a particularly gathering type. For more things about that, checkAccording to officials, the surprising source of Hawaii's Covid surge.
