The White House tries to stop these 5 states from becoming hot spots
Deborah Birx, MD, said these states must take action to contain their epidemics of COVID.
As thecoronavirus pandemic Continues to wreak havoc on the country, with new cases rising in a staggering number of states, it is difficult to know which areas need the most immediate intervention. And while the White House expressed its private concerns about severalstates hard affectedFederal officials are now talking more directly about the states on their radar. There are states that have already entered critical-pandemic territories like Florida, Texas and California, but there are also states that are heading in this direction. And these are the states that the White House focuses before becoming the next hotspots.
At the press conference on July 26 in Frankfort, Kentucky, Coronavirus White House Response CoordinatorDeborah Birx, MD, said that after visiting the states of the South and the Southwest, it is now concentrated on a handful of other states that must reverse the course. These states seeNumber of new cases and positive tests, which means they have to take action to slow the spread of the virus.
The White House recommends theGeneralized use of masks, Reduced capacity for internal restoration, limiting social gatherings and closing bars of these five states that can still contain their epidemics. And for more states needing attention,These 3 states are the hot spots of coronavirus, no one talks about.
1 Kentucky
Kentucky governorAndy Year met Birx before his press conference. "I will not let us become an Alabama or Florida or Arizona," he told the press, as indicated byThe mail-newspaper. "We need to take proactive action."
According to COVID ACT experts now, Kentucky is currently ahigh risk. With 14.3 new daily cases for 100,000 people and an infection rate of 1.22, coronavirus spreads rapidly throughout the state. As of July 27, there were more than 27,950Covid Coss in Kentucky, throughThe New York Times, with just over 720 dead. And for more states that head for a dangerous territory,These 6 states could become the next hotspots, says Harvard Doctor.
2 Indiana
Indiana figures are slightly better than those in Kentucky, but cases are always faster than experts would like to see. Currently, the state has aDaily rate 12.6 cases per 100,000 people, which means a "very large number of new cases", according to COVID ACT now. The rate of infection of 1.16 also means "active cases increases rapidly". There were about 64,415Coronavirus Case To date in Indiana, with over 2,900 dead.
3 Ohio
Birx may have notified officials from the state of Ohio privately that they needed to become more "aggressive" in theCleveland HotspotBut it currently lists the state as a whole as one of the areas of concern of the White House. And it is true that if the rate of infection of 1.08 indicates decent confinement efforts in Ohio, 11.6New daily cases Per 100,000 is a serious sign of problems.The New York Times Reports on 84,070COVID COTS IN OHIO and more than 3,300 deaths of the virus. And for more covidant mortality,The age of those dying of coronaviruses is the lowest in these states.
4 Tennessee
While Birx can bring up the Tennessee with the other states of this list, COVID ACT now considers the situation to be particularly disastrous, labeling the state as "criticism". It's because the Tennessee sees 30.5New daily cases Per 100,000 people, who is a "dangerous number of new cases". Harvard Global Health Institute Color CodedRISK LEVEL OF COVID Card gives the state a new slightly lower daily flow, but always puts Tennessee in the highest risk category.
On July 27, 91,330Coronavirus case in Tennessee, according toThe New York Times, resulting in 955 deaths. And for epidemics across the United States, discoverThe largest coronavirus hotspot in each state.
5 Virginia
Virginia is closer to contain his hatch than the Tennessee, but it is clear that the White House has become aware. COVID ACT now reports that the state has aHigh infection rate (1.14) and a high rate of new daily cases (11.6 per 100,000). There was a little more than 86 070Covid Cosd in Virginia , with more than 2 080 deaths. And for more information up to date, Sign up for our daily newsletter .