COVID-19 cases are highest in 14 of the 50 U. S. states. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Cases are highest primarily in the Midwest and Western United States, and experts say cases are more likely to rise during the winter months. Newsweek reached out to the CDC for comment via email.
A map produced by the CDC shows that the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in the week leading up to Oct. 21 is higher in many states. Among the following states, which have the number of positive tests recorded, the evolution during the following week is as follows:
This means, according to evidence, that cases are expanding in 8 states, namely: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nevada.
All other U. S. states U. S. hospitals have noticed a decline in positive cases and have lower overall infection rates. Nationwide, the positivity rate is down to 8. 7%, down 0. 7% from last week.
The nationwide positivity rate has shown a steady decline in recent weeks, indicating a possible stabilization of infections. However, CDC experts said cases could return during the winter, especially given the expected prevalence of other seasonal ailments such as the non-unusual. No blood and flu.
From Oct. 14 to Oct. 21, there were 16,186 new coronavirus hospitalizations and 637 deaths in total. The latter have declined, albeit moderately, with the one-week peak in October reaching the beginning of the month; There were 1,182 deaths recorded in the week leading up to Oct. 7. Those attributed to COVID-19 accounted for 2. 7% of all deaths in the U. S. in the week leading up to Oct. 21.
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The increase in hospitalizations comes as the U. S. government has been forced to increase its number of hospitalizations. The U. S. Department of Health said each and every American family can now get four free coronavirus tests, reviving the flexible testing program that was in place at the height of the pandemic.
The CDC said all Americans are staying up to date on COVID-19 vaccines and boosters to prevent significant spread of the disease this fall and winter. In September, the World Health Organization (WHO) also called on Americans to remain vigilant about vaccines and for the government to continue tracking the spread of the disease.
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