New data shows that other people living in four states are still suffering from the levels of COVID-19 infections in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska remain the hardest-hit states, with more people testing positive for the virus than in the country.
Each week, the CDC produces a chart of the U. S. A U. S. Census Survey shows the rates of other people testing positive for the coronavirus after taking a test. The percentages of positive cases are then calculated and displayed on a map, allowing other geographic spaces to be compared. The effects are no longer reported for each Länder, but are recorded as an average for the administrative regions.
The Seventh Region, an administrative domain formed by Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, once again occupies first place in this ranking, after remaining there for several weeks.
Released on Monday but covering the week to Dec. 9, the latest results show that 17. 2 percent of people tested positive in the region, out of 8,455 tests conducted. These figures represent a 0. 1 percent increase over last week’s statistics.
However, none of those four states were the worst in the country when it came to hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the course of the week.
Instead, California (which saw 2,449 admissions) was the worst-affected. While Texas (with 1,412 hospital admissions), Illinois (1,251), Ohio (1,165), Pennsylvania (1,120), and New York (1,717) also fared badly.
But on the darker map released through the CDC this week, showing the number of Covid-19 deaths, Kentucky ranked first.
About 7. 1 percent of deaths were due to the virus in the week in question, while Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio and Maine recorded COVID deaths between 4% and 5. 9%.
As the weather turns colder and families prepare to gather for the holidays, there are fears there could be a jump in infections. Winter typically sees an increased spread in viruses and other illnesses, because people’s immunity is lower, and one 2020 study suggested the COVID virus itself could remain active for longer in cold, dry conditions.
A CDC spokesperson has told Newsweek in the past that fall marks the “typical start of virus breathing season” and said hospitalization rates “may increase” as the winter months approach.
Localized increases over the summer led some personal facilities, hospital operators, and schools in the United States to reintroduce the need for staff or visitors to wear masks at their sites. Since then, many have been reassured by their mask mandates, but some New Jersey hospitals later reinstated them in reaction to infection rates.
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