COVID-19 deaths increased in eight U. S. states. The U. S. Department of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been surveyed from the week ending Nov. 11 through last week, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
These states were Michigan (-1. 2 percent), Illinois (-0. 8 percent), Missouri (-0. 5 percent), Tennessee (-0. 5 percent), North Carolina (-0. 4 percent), Maine (-0. 4 percent), Colorado (-0. 1 percent), and Maryland (3 percent), which also reported the largest increase in COVID-related deaths nationwide.
Health officials have warned that the country could experience a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths as the winter months progress and that our immune systems are weakened due to other seasonal ailments like colds and flu.
COVID-19 cases began to rise in June and peaked in September before leveling off around 15,000 nationally in October and November. A CDC spokesperson previously told Newsweek that October typically marks the “typical start of respiratory virus season” and said hospitalization rates “may increase” as the winter months approach.
The rate of COVID-19 deaths has remained low in the United States, averaging 2. 4% of all deaths nationwide in the week ending Nov. 11, according to CDC data. Overall, the number of deaths increased by 0. 2% compared to last week.
The two states with the percentage of COVID-related deaths were Colorado and Maryland, where they accounted for 4. 3% and 5. 5% of all deaths, respectively. In 12 other states: Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York. , North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Wisconsin — COVID-19 deaths accounted for between 2 and 3. 9%.
In five other states (Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, and Texas) COVID-19 deaths were 2% or less. In Arizona and California, COVID-19-related deaths accounted for 1. 8% of all deaths, in Florida and Texas 1. 7%, and in New Jersey 1. 9%.
In 21 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. – there were between one and nine COVID-19 deaths in the week ending Nov. 11.
In Alaska, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and Vermont, the percentage of deaths from COVID-19 is zero.
According to the World Health Organization, a total of 1,138,309 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the United States between January 3, 2020 and November 16, 2023. The CDC recommends that everyone, starting with the most vulnerable groups, get vaccinated. vaccine boosters this winter.
Giulia Carbonaro is a Newsweek journalist based in London, UK. It focuses on politics, global affairs, and U. S. housing. He extensively covered the ups and downs of the U. S. housing market. He provided insight into the ongoing war in Ukraine. . Giulia joined Newsweek in 2022 from CGTN Europe and in the past worked at the European Central Bank. He graduated from Nottingham Trent University. Languages: English, Italian, French.
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