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States Where COVID-19 Is Bad Right Now

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COVID-19 has all but disappeared from the consciousness of huge swaths of the American public, but it certainly hasn’t gone away, and remains a risk to our health — and especially to the health of older members of the population.

This fact was brought home on Feb. 28, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially endorsed the recommendation of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that adults aged 65 and older receive an additional dose of the latest vaccine this spring, even if they got one last fall. “Adults 65 years and older are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19,” according to a statement from the CDC, “with more than half of COVID-19 hospitalizations during October 2023 to December 2023 occurring in this age group.”

Of course seniors aren’t the only ones who are still affected by the disease, with virtually every age group being represented in the statistics. The good news is that the rate of overall COVID-19 hospitalizations across the nation continues to decline, though the decline is slow. And for a variety of reasons, among them population concentrations and vaccination rates, the situation in some states continues to look a lot better than it does in some others.

To determine the states where COVID-19 is the worst right now, 24/7 Tempo consulted data from the CDC on the number of new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 per 100,000 state residents for the week of Feb. 18-Feb. 24, 2024. (Click here to compare this week’s numbers with last week’s.)

As a measure of the slow downward trend, the five states with the most hospital admissions this week recorded a cumulative total of 36.5 admissions per 100,000 residents; last week’s total for the five worst (two of them different from last week) was 38.9 admissions — so progress of a sort.

The state with the dubious honor of having the most hospital admissions both last week and this week is Alabama, with its number barely inching down from 8.5 to 8.4 per 100,000.

On the other hand, the state with the fewest admissions last week, Idaho, with 2.7 per 100,000, is definitely going in the wrong direction, recording 4.8 admissions in the current reporting period.

Methodology

To determine the states where COVID-19 is the worst right now, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on recent COVID-19 hospital admissions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. States were ranked based on the number of new hospital admissions due to COVID-19 per 100,000 state residents for the week of Feb. 18-Feb. 24, 2024. Supplemental data on the total number of recorded COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020; the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 since January 2020; and the COVID-19 test positivity rate for the week of Feb. 18-Feb. 24, 2024 also came from the CDC. It should be noted that this metric is widely considered to be inaccurate today, due to the closing down of many official testing centers and the fact that the results of home tests are rarely reported. Population data used to adjust hospital admission and death counts per capita came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population and Housing Unit Estimates program and is for July 1, 2022.

Here is the list of the states where COVID-19 is the worst right now:

50. Wyoming

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 2.4 per 100,000 (14 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,088.8 per 100,000 (23rd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 385.6 per 100,000 (18th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

49. Utah

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 2.6 per 100,000 (87 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,504.4 per 100,000 (8th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 169.2 per 100,000 (2nd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

48. Nevada

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 2.9 per 100,000 (91 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,142.8 per 100,000 (17th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 385.1 per 100,000 (19th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.3% (12th lowest)

47. Colorado

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.1 per 100,000 (181 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,813.8 per 100,000 (18th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 266.7 per 100,000 (9th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

46. New Mexico

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.2 per 100,000 (68 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,939.1 per 100,000 (20th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 456.1 per 100,000 (5th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.4% (9th highest)

45. Washington

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.3 per 100,000 (254 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,083.9 per 100,000 (the lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 203.1 per 100,000 (4th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.0% (14th highest)

44. Minnesota

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.3 per 100,000 (191 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,521.7 per 100,000 (10th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 286.7 per 100,000 (11th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.3% (23rd highest)

43. Iowa

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.6 per 100,000 (116 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,856.0 per 100,000 (19th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 363.2 per 100,000 (25th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

42. Alaska

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.7 per 100,000 (27 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,424.7 per 100,000 (6th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 213.6 per 100,000 (5th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.0% (14th highest)

41. Maryland

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.7 per 100,000 (227 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,692.6 per 100,000 (14th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 308.1 per 100,000 (16th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.7% (18th highest)

40. Montana

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.7 per 100,000 (42 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,858.8 per 100,000 (3rd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 358.0 per 100,000 (25th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

39. Arizona

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.8 per 100,000 (279 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,228.5 per 100,000 (13th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 414.1 per 100,000 (13th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.3% (12th lowest)

38. Rhode Island

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.8 per 100,000 (42 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,349.4 per 100,000 (5th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 376.3 per 100,000 (21st highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 5.9% (6th lowest)

37. New Hampshire

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 3.9 per 100,000 (55 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,455.0 per 100,000 (7th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 249.7 per 100,000 (7th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 5.9% (6th lowest)

36. Vermont

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.0 per 100,000 (26 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,121.5 per 100,000 (2nd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 177.0 per 100,000 (3rd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 5.9% (6th lowest)

35. California

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.0 per 100,000 (1,572 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,708.3 per 100,000 (16th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 287.7 per 100,000 (12th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.3% (12th lowest)

34. Kansas

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.3 per 100,000 (125 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,096.8 per 100,000 (21st highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 373.6 per 100,000 (23rd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

33. Oregon

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.3 per 100,000 (182 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,217.6 per 100,000 (3rd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 230.7 per 100,000 (6th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.0% (14th highest)

32. Mississippi

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.5 per 100,000 (132 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,002.2 per 100,000 (25th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 522.4 per 100,000 (the highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

31. Oklahoma

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.5 per 100,000 (181 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,887.7 per 100,000 (2nd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 503.5 per 100,000 (3rd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.4% (9th highest)

30. Maine

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.6 per 100,000 (64 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,219.2 per 100,000 (4th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 256.9 per 100,000 (8th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 5.9% (6th lowest)

29. Wisconsin

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.8 per 100,000 (284 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,318.9 per 100,000 (11th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 303.3 per 100,000 (14th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.3% (23rd highest)

28. Indiana

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.8 per 100,000 (330 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,199.5 per 100,000 (15th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 395.1 per 100,000 (14th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.3% (23rd highest)

27. Idaho

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.8 per 100,000 (94 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,574.0 per 100,000 (12th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 294.6 per 100,000 (13th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.0% (14th highest)

26. Ohio

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 4.9 per 100,000 (578 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,400.5 per 100,000 (7th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 438.3 per 100,000 (7th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.3% (23rd highest)

25. North Dakota

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.0 per 100,000 (39 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,109.7 per 100,000 (20th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 349.3 per 100,000 (22nd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

24. Texas

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.1 per 100,000 (1,530 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,148.6 per 100,000 (16th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 348.2 per 100,000 (21st lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.4% (9th highest)

23. Tennessee

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.1 per 100,000 (361 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,984.7 per 100,000 (23rd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 421.9 per 100,000 (11th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

22. Massachusetts

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.2 per 100,000 (364 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,687.7 per 100,000 (13th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 313.9 per 100,000 (17th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 5.9% (6th lowest)

21. Illinois

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.2 per 100,000 (657 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,997.8 per 100,000 (24th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 332.1 per 100,000 (19th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.3% (23rd highest)

20. Pennsylvania

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.2 per 100,000 (681 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,059.6 per 100,000 (24th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 422.4 per 100,000 (10th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.7% (18th highest)

19. South Dakota

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.3 per 100,000 (48 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,328.6 per 100,000 (9th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 374.0 per 100,000 (22nd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

18. Michigan

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.3 per 100,000 (531 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,092.2 per 100,000 (22nd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 390.3 per 100,000 (17th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.3% (23rd highest)

17. Connecticut

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.6 per 100,000 (202 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,977.4 per 100,000 (22nd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 352.8 per 100,000 (23rd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 5.9% (6th lowest)

16. New York

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.6 per 100,000 (1,105 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,121.6 per 100,000 (19th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 426.0 per 100,000 (8th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.0% (8th lowest)

15. New Jersey

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.8 per 100,000 (541 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,050.7 per 100,000 (25th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 393.6 per 100,000 (16th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.0% (8th lowest)

14. Nebraska

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.8 per 100,000 (115 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,770.1 per 100,000 (17th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 305.7 per 100,000 (15th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

13. Missouri

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 5.9 per 100,000 (367 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,307.5 per 100,000 (12th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 378.0 per 100,000 (20th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.8% (22nd lowest)

12. Arkansas

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.0 per 100,000 (183 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,374.9 per 100,000 (8th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 425.9 per 100,000 (9th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.4% (9th highest)

11. West Virginia

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.1 per 100,000 (108 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,655.4 per 100,000 (5th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 508.1 per 100,000 (2nd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.7% (18th highest)

10. Kentucky

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.4 per 100,000 (290 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 3,641.9 per 100,000 (the highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 465.3 per 100,000 (4th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

9. North Carolina

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.6 per 100,000 (705 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,704.9 per 100,000 (15th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 331.3 per 100,000 (18th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

8. Florida

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.6 per 100,000 (1,470 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,716.7 per 100,000 (4th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 371.0 per 100,000 (24th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

7. Virginia

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.6 per 100,000 (574 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,560.5 per 100,000 (11th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 285.2 per 100,000 (10th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.7% (18th highest)

6. Louisiana

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.7 per 100,000 (307 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,219.8 per 100,000 (14th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 394.8 per 100,000 (15th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 8.4% (9th highest)

5. Georgia

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 6.8 per 100,000 (746 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,325.8 per 100,000 (10th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 340.8 per 100,000 (20th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

4. South Carolina

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 7.0 per 100,000 (368 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,947.0 per 100,000 (21st lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 416.8 per 100,000 (12th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)

3. Hawaii

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 7.0 per 100,000 (101 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,519.4 per 100,000 (9th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 143.8 per 100,000 (the lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 6.3% (12th lowest)

2. Delaware

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 7.3 per 100,000 (74 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,133.4 per 100,000 (18th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 356.6 per 100,000 (24th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 7.7% (18th highest)

1. Alabama

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, Feb 18-Feb. 24, 2024: 8.4 per 100,000 (426 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,504.7 per 100,000 (6th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 453.5 per 100,000 (6th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 10.1% (the highest)
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