The United States is suffering from its worst Covid surge yet, and some experts fear it is only beginning. The nation is averaging more than 300
The United States is suffering from its worst Covid surge yet, and some experts fear it is only beginning. The nation is averaging more than 300,000 new cases every day for the first time since the pandemic first began, and recorded a record 489,267 new cases on Wednesday, the highest single day total since Covid first arrived in March 2020.
Across the country, cases are up 150 percent over the past two weeks. Deaths have jumped by 18 percent as well, to 1,546 per day. More than 75,000 Americans are receiving treatment for Covid related complications every day.
While every state across America is feeling the effects of the new surge, with 44 out of 50 states recording case increases over the past two weeks, states in the U.S. South are getting hit especially hard.
Florida has suffered the biggest increase in cases over the past two weeks. New daily cases have increased by 1,056 percent over the past two weeks.
As of Thursday afternoon, an average of 141 out of every 100,000 people in Florida are testing positive for the virus every day, the fourth most of any state.
Louisiana has also suffered a massive surge, with cases up 691 percent over the past two weeks, up to 88 of every 100,000 residents testing positive.
In Georgia, cases have nearly septuple in 14 days, with the 99 out of every 100,000 residents testing positive every day in the the Peach state being a 690 percent over the last two weeks.
Many other southern states also find themselves among the leaders in case growth over the past two weeks. Alabama and Mississippi both have had five-fold increases in cases over the past two weeks, with new cases rising 387 percent and 359 percent respectively.
Other southern states experiencing large surges include Virginia (194 percent increase over past two weeks), Tennessee (198 percent), North Carolina (85 percent), Arkansas (130 percent) and Texas (232 percent).
While states in the south are feeling the largest increases, New York and New Jersey lead the country in largest Covid rate.
In New York, 215 out of every 100,000 people are testing positive for the virus every day, with a majority of these cases being detected in New York City – one of the hearts of the Covid pandemic in America.
Nearby New Jersey has suffered the second highest Covid rate, with 196 of every 100,000 people testing positive for the virus every day.
Other states in the area are also among the leaders in Covid infection rate, with Rhode Island coming in third at 157 of every 100,000 people being infected every day, Maryland (129 out of 100,000), Massachusetts (127), Connecticut (129) and Delaware (109).
States out west that were experiencing declining cases only weeks ago are experiencing large increases of cases as well. States along the west coast like California (263 percent increase over two weeks), Washington (265 percent), Oregon (80 percent) and Colorado (156 percent).
Even states in the great plains whose cases were declining up until recent days are experiencing heavy Covid increases as well.
In Montana and Wyoming for example, cases are up nearly 50 percent each, after leading the nation in case declines over recent weeks.
Pennsylvania is the nation’s leader in death rate, with a staggering 103 out of every 100,000 residents, or more than one of every 1,000, dying from the virus every day.
Michigan, a long time leader in Covid deaths after the state’s hospital system was overwhelmed by Covid cases in recent months, remains second in death rate at 96 of every 100,000 residents dying from the virus daily.
New York also finds itself among the leaders in deaths, with 75 of every 100,000 dying from Covid daily, joined by Ohio (72 of every 100,000), Tennessee (64), Arizona (61) and Illinois (61).
Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk
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