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States Where COVID-19 Is the Worst Right Now

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COVID-19 is still very much around, though it isn’t wreaking the kind of medical and societal havoc it did in the recent past. Nonetheless, it still sends many thousands of people to the hospital every week, some of whom never return. And notwithstanding the naysayers — some of them with famous names — vaccines remain the best protection against the disease.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists these inoculations first in its recommendations for core strategies aimed at lessening the impact of the virus. “Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines,” the guidelines begin. Next, “Practice good hygiene (practices that improve cleanliness)” and “Take steps for cleaner air.”

The CDC stresses that “Although vaccinated people sometimes get infected with the virus…staying up to date on COVID-19 vaccines significantly lowers the risk of getting very sick, being hospitalized, or dying….” In fact, the agency speculates that the latest available version of the vaccine, introduced last fall, could prevent as many as 400,000 hospitalizations and 40,000 deaths due to COVID over the next two years.

It’s worth noting this most recent shot is not considered a booster like the previous iteration, but rather an updated vaccine. In approving it, the FDA explained that “Barring the emergence of a markedly more virulent variant, the FDA anticipates that the composition of COVID vaccines may need to be updated annually, as is done for the seasonal influenza vaccine.”

Ready access to vaccines, as well as the willingness to take them, varies from place to place around the country, and these are among the reasons that the rate of COVID-related hospitalizations varies considerably from state to state.

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 April 7-13, 2024. (Click here to compare this week’s numbers with last week’s.)

Scroll down to see the states where COVID-19 is the worst right now.

As an indication that we can’t forget about the coronavirus completely, it should be noted that while Hawaii remains the state with the highest number of hospital admissions as it was last week, its rate edged up slightly from 3.6 to 4.0 per 100,000. The state with the fewest admissions is also the same as it was last week — Alaska. Here, too, however, there has been a slight increase, from 0.3 to 1.0 admissions.

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 April 7-13, 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 April 7-13, 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.

50. Alaska

view of downtown fairbanks alaska across frozen chena river on clear winter morning by FloridaStock
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view of downtown fairbanks alaska across frozen chena river on clear winter morning (Shutterstock.com) by FloridaStock
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.0 per 100,000 (7 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,437.9 per 100,000 (6th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 215.2 per 100,000 (5th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

49. Iowa

Map view of Iowa on a geographical globe. (vignette) by Victor Maschek
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Map view of Iowa on a geographical globe. (vignette) (Shutterstock.com) by Victor Maschek
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.1 per 100,000 (34 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,868.8 per 100,000 (19th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 364.8 per 100,000 (25th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

48. Maine

Maine+Housing | Stonington Maine, Waterfront
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Stonington is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southern portion of the island of Deer Isle. The population was 1,056 at the 2020 census.[2] It includes the villages of Burnt Cove, Oceanville, Green Head, and Clam City. A picturesque working waterfront and tranquil tourist destination in eastern Penobscot Bay, Stonington has consistently ranked among the top lobster ports in the country and is the largest lobster port in Maine. In 2011, 14,854,989 pounds of lobster were landed by Stonington fishermen, with a value of $46.3 million.[3] Deer Isle Settlement As far back as 6,100 years ago the first inhabitants of Deer Isle were Native Americans known as the Abenaki, speaking a language called Etchemin. One of the first Europeans to explore the area was Estevan Gomez, a Portuguese working for the Spanish Crown.[4] Gomez sailed his ship La Anunciada up the Eggemoggin Reach, amongst other places along the Maine coast, looking for gold and the Northwest Pas...

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.1 per 100,000 (15 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,234.5 per 100,000 (3rd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 259.4 per 100,000 (8th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.0% (25th highest)

47. Vermont

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Church Street Marketplace (Burlington, Vermont)

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.2 per 100,000 (8 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,135.6 per 100,000 (2nd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 179.4 per 100,000 (3rd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.0% (25th highest)

46. Mississippi

Mississippi | Jackson Mississippi Skyline
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Source: SeanPavonePhoto / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.3 per 100,000 (37 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,021.5 per 100,000 (25th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 527.1 per 100,000 (the highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

45. Kansas

Kansas on the map of USA by Alexander Lukatskiy
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Kansas on the map of USA (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.3 per 100,000 (38 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,114.6 per 100,000 (22nd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 375.7 per 100,000 (23rd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

44. Washington

Washington+traffic | Washington State
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Alaskan Way Viaduct Traffic, Seattle, Washington Photo credit: Tony Webster via Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/diversey/17903326752/in/album-72157...

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.3 per 100,000 (102 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,100.0 per 100,000 (the lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 205.1 per 100,000 (4th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

43. Utah

Utah's Lower Kent's lake
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Source: Ronald Broad / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.4 per 100,000 (46 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,519.2 per 100,000 (8th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 170.1 per 100,000 (2nd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

42. Nevada

Las+Vegas+Nevada | Las Vegas
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Las Vegas, Nevada

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.4 per 100,000 (44 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,160.5 per 100,000 (18th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 386.8 per 100,000 (19th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.5% (11th highest)

41. Colorado

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Source: Jacob Boomsma / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.4 per 100,000 (82 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,827.1 per 100,000 (18th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 268.0 per 100,000 (9th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

40. Maryland

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Source: AppalachianViews / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.4 per 100,000 (89 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,711.1 per 100,000 (14th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 310.7 per 100,000 (16th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.8% (10th lowest)

39. New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM people | Girs enjoying view on hiking trip in beautiful mountains.
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Friends looking at beautiful view on hiking trip in the mountains. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, Close to Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.5 per 100,000 (31 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,954.6 per 100,000 (20th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 459.0 per 100,000 (5th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.4% (5th lowest)

38. Minnesota

Minnesota on the USA map by Alexander Lukatskiy
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Minnesota on the USA map (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.5 per 100,000 (87 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,537.0 per 100,000 (9th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 288.9 per 100,000 (11th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

37. Indiana

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Source: Wirestock / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.5 per 100,000 (105 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,217.9 per 100,000 (15th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 397.4 per 100,000 (15th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

36. Wisconsin

Wisconsin+state | Conklin Block, State Street and Henry Street, Madison, WI
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Built in 1895, this Gothic Revival-style building was built for the Conklin family, and features a red brick exterior, bonnet roof with exposed rafter tails, blind gothic arches, rusticated stone sills and lintels, first floor retail storefronts with decorative cornices, one-over-one and casement replacement windows, a stone base and recessed brick panels around many of the second floor windows. The building is a contributing structure in the State Street Historic District, listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.6 per 100,000 (92 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,338.7 per 100,000 (11th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 305.4 per 100,000 (14th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

35. Connecticut

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Source: Michael King / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.6 per 100,000 (58 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,998.0 per 100,000 (22nd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 354.9 per 100,000 (23rd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.0% (25th highest)

34. Montana

Beautiful view of the Great Falls in Montana in twilight by Victoria Ditkovsky
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Beautiful view of the Great Falls in Montana in twilight (Shutterstock.com) by Victoria Ditkovsky
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.6 per 100,000 (18 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,877.2 per 100,000 (3rd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 359.8 per 100,000 (24th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

33. Oregon

Oregon on the USA map by Alexander Lukatskiy
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Oregon on the USA map (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.6 per 100,000 (68 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,235.0 per 100,000 (4th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 233.0 per 100,000 (6th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

32. New Hampshire

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Source: P199 / Wikimedia Commons
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.6 per 100,000 (23 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,469.9 per 100,000 (7th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 251.9 per 100,000 (7th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.0% (25th highest)

31. Arizona

Arizona on the map by Alexander Lukatskiy
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Arizona on the map (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.7 per 100,000 (124 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,244.4 per 100,000 (14th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 415.7 per 100,000 (13th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.5% (11th highest)

30. Tennessee

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Source: epantha / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.7 per 100,000 (120 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,011.9 per 100,000 (23rd lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 424.8 per 100,000 (11th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

29. Louisiana

Monroe, LA | Monroe
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A view of Monroe, Louisiana from across the Ouachita River.

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.7 per 100,000 (79 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,246.8 per 100,000 (13th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 397.7 per 100,000 (14th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.4% (5th lowest)

28. Nebraska

Nebraska on the USA map by Alexander Lukatskiy
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Nebraska on the USA map (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.7 per 100,000 (34 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,792.0 per 100,000 (17th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 307.9 per 100,000 (15th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

27. Idaho

Idaho Upper Boat Box hot springs above shack in winter
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Source: Tedi S Photography / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.8 per 100,000 (34 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,590.2 per 100,000 (12th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 296.4 per 100,000 (13th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

26. New Jersey

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Source: Darryl Brooks/Shutterstock
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.8 per 100,000 (163 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,073.9 per 100,000 (25th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 395.5 per 100,000 (16th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.4% (15th highest)

25. Texas

State flag of Texas against blue sky. Vintage filter effects.
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Source: Leena Robinson / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.8 per 100,000 (532 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,168.5 per 100,000 (16th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 350.0 per 100,000 (21st lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.4% (5th lowest)

24. Arkansas

Arkansas+bridge+Beaver+Bridge | Beaver Bridge
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Beaver Bridge located in Beaver, Arkansas near Eureka Springs. Also known as the Little Golden Gate Bridge.

Source: jay_stout_photography / Flickr
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.8 per 100,000 (56 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,402.2 per 100,000 (8th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 428.5 per 100,000 (8th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.4% (5th lowest)

23. California

Drought tolerant landscaping in Southern California by Simone Hogan
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Drought tolerant landscaping in Southern California (Shutterstock.com) by Simone Hogan
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.8 per 100,000 (718 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,726.2 per 100,000 (15th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 289.2 per 100,000 (12th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.5% (11th highest)

22. Oklahoma

Oklahoma on the map of USA by Alexander Lukatskiy
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Oklahoma on the map of USA (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.9 per 100,000 (75 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,914.3 per 100,000 (2nd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 507.3 per 100,000 (3rd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.4% (5th lowest)

21. Georgia

Morgan County, Georgia | Madison, Georgia, USA Aerial View
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Madison, Georgia, USA overlooking the downtown historic district at dusk.

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.9 per 100,000 (206 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,352.6 per 100,000 (9th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 343.6 per 100,000 (20th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

20. Wyoming

A man fly fishing in the Wyoming wilderness by Amanda Allard-Korell
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A man fly fishing in the Wyoming wilderness (Shutterstock.com) by Amanda Allard-Korell
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 1.9 per 100,000 (11 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,097.4 per 100,000 (23rd highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 388.0 per 100,000 (18th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

19. Florida

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Source: LG Media Group / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.0 per 100,000 (441 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,743.1 per 100,000 (4th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 373.5 per 100,000 (24th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

18. Illinois

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Source: JWCohen / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.0 per 100,000 (251 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,019.9 per 100,000 (24th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 333.9 per 100,000 (18th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

17. North Carolina

north carolina on the map by Alexander Lukatskiy
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north carolina on the map (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.0 per 100,000 (216 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,729.2 per 100,000 (16th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 334.6 per 100,000 (19th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

16. West Virginia

This is a photo of the Bridge in Beckley West Virginia and the New River Gorge under the bridge.
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Source: J K Laws / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.0 per 100,000 (36 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,684.0 per 100,000 (5th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 511.2 per 100,000 (2nd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.8% (10th lowest)

15. Michigan

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Source: Focqus, LLC / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.0 per 100,000 (204 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,116.8 per 100,000 (21st highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 392.7 per 100,000 (17th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

14. Ohio

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Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.0 per 100,000 (240 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,421.5 per 100,000 (7th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 440.8 per 100,000 (7th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 4.0% (the highest)

13. South Carolina

South Carolina on the map of USA by Alexander Lukatskiy
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South Carolina on the map of USA (Shutterstock.com) by Alexander Lukatskiy
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.1 per 100,000 (111 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,975.7 per 100,000 (21st lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 420.7 per 100,000 (12th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

12. Rhode Island

Providence+Rhode+Island | Providence, Rhode Island
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Source: jjbers / Flickr
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.1 per 100,000 (23 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,363.4 per 100,000 (5th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 378.0 per 100,000 (21st highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.0% (25th highest)

11. Missouri

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Source: Lana2011 / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.1 per 100,000 (130 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,334.2 per 100,000 (12th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 379.9 per 100,000 (20th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

10. Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts buildings bridge and water from above
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Source: JGPR / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.3 per 100,000 (159 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,706.8 per 100,000 (13th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 315.6 per 100,000 (17th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.0% (25th highest)

9. New York

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Source: goodluz / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.3 per 100,000 (452 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,143.3 per 100,000 (19th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 427.9 per 100,000 (9th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.4% (15th highest)

8. Pennsylvania

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Source: Sabrina Gordon / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.3 per 100,000 (302 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,082.8 per 100,000 (24th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 424.9 per 100,000 (10th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.8% (10th lowest)

7. Kentucky

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Source: alexeys / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.4 per 100,000 (109 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 3,668.7 per 100,000 (the highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 469.8 per 100,000 (4th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

6. Alabama

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Source: toddmedia / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.9 per 100,000 (146 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,537.0 per 100,000 (6th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 456.4 per 100,000 (6th highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.1% (17th highest)

5. Virginia

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Source: cindygoff / iStock via Getty Images
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 2.9 per 100,000 (253 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,589.4 per 100,000 (11th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 287.5 per 100,000 (10th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.8% (10th lowest)

4. North Dakota

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South Dakota state on the map. Discover the South Dakota state through this Map. Map of the South Dakota state with selective focus on state name (Shutterstock.com) by Artyom Lezhnyuk
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 3.0 per 100,000 (23 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,134.8 per 100,000 (20th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 351.7 per 100,000 (22nd lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

3. South Dakota

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  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 3.3 per 100,000 (30 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,348.5 per 100,000 (10th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 377.3 per 100,000 (22nd highest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.9% (20th lowest)

2. Delaware

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Source: wangjs / Flickr
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 3.3 per 100,000 (34 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 2,161.5 per 100,000 (17th highest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 360.0 per 100,000 (25th lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 2.8% (10th lowest)

1. Hawaii

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Source: Thomas Barrat / Shutterstock.com
  • New weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions, April 7-13, 2024: 4.0 per 100,000 (57 total)
  • COVID-19 hospital admissions since Aug. 1, 2020: 1,553.5 per 100,000 (10th lowest)
  • COVID-19 deaths since January 2020: 145.4 per 100,000 (the lowest)
  • Current COVID-19 test positivity rate: 3.5% (11th highest)
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