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Most states drop late when it comes to a key container Covid method: contact tracing.
The fight against coronavirus The current pandemic has proved to be a difficult battle, especially for the United States where the figures continue to overcome nearly 5 million. Public health officials stated that there are some key elements to contain the virus: wearing masks, social distance and identification and insulating people with COVID-19. Much of this last effortmust be done by contact tracers, which retrieves the close contacts of the people who have been positive tested for Covid-19 to inform them of their possible exposure so that they can quarantine. According toRobert Redfield, the Director of Disease Control and Prevention Centers (CDC), needs at least 100,000Contact tracers to effectively combat the pandemic. But a recent NPR report, in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Health Security Center, makes it clear that the country is nowhere close to these figures. Currently, the United States has only onePersonal contact tracing reported 41.122, depending on the data of 45 states and Washington D.C.
Breaking these figures per state, NPR has revealed that only six states can possibly contain Covid at this time using contact tracers. The output previously reported that the number ofContact the tracers of each state Depends on various factors, including the size of the population, the number of positive cases and the number of contacts per case positive. In this spirit, here are the only states that are correctlyequipped to contain Covid. And for further advance on the virus, checkDr. Fauci says it's a sign that a Cvid-19 surge arrives.
1 Maine
According to the NPR data, Maine needs 82 contact traces to effectively contain coronavirus. Currently, they go beyond this goal with 86 workers. And for more information on how your condition does, checkHere are how many covidant cases increase in each state.
2 New Hampshire
NPR reports that the state of the New Hampshire needs at least 108 contact traces. With 110 current staffers, the state is currently exceeding this amount.
3 Vermont
Vermont has an estimated population within a million inhabitants, so the state does not need a large number of contact traces. However, Vermont currently has 34 people on staff, when the NPR reports that they only need 27. and for more states on the right track, checkDr. Fauci says that's why coronavirus cases fall in Arizona.
4 Michigan
Michigan is currently on the list of NPR states that can contain Covid through contact traceability, but only because they use a large amount of workers in the reserve. The NPR believes that the state needs at least 2,555 contact traces and the current Michigan staff is only 1,000. However, with the addition of 3,000 reserve workers, Michigan is able to to meet its needs for contact tracing. And for more the situation in this state of the Midwest, checkMichigan has just published a new surprising order to curb cases of covidation.
5 Montana
Montana also pushed in advance with the help of reserve contact tracers. The state currently has 200 staff members and uses 313 reserve workers, allowing Nebraska to surpass its estimated need for 440 contact traces. And for more information up-to-date on the pandemic,Sign up for our daily newsletter.
6 Hawaii
NPR reports thatHawaii needs 285 contact traces Fight the pandemic. The main staff of the state includes only 79 workers. But with the addition of 229 reserve employees, Hawaii is on the right track to contain Covid. And why the state could need these additional contact tracers, seeAccording to officials, the surprising source of Hawaii's Covid surge.
