{"id":21350,"date":"2024-02-02T22:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkadvisor.com\/2024\/02\/02\/u-s-hospitals-weekly-covid-19-death-count-rises-again\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T22:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T22:57:44","slug":"u-s-hospitals-weekly-covid-19-death-count-rises-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/02\/02\/u-s-hospitals-weekly-covid-19-death-count-rises-again\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Hospitals&#8217; Weekly COVID-19 Death Count Rises Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/-\/867600590\/0\/thinkadvisor\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thinkadvisor.com\/contrib\/content\/uploads\/sites\/415\/2022\/12\/Surgical-Masks-AdobeStock-640x640.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><button id=\"start-slideshow-top\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#slideshowModal\" class=\"start-slideshow carousel-control slideshow-btn life-health \">Start Slideshow <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinkadvisor.com\/assets\/master-template\/images\/market-images\/tasr\/rightarrow.svg\" class=\"prevbtn-img\"><\/button> <\/p>\n<p id=\"first-para\">U.S. COVID-19 surge figures still look terrible.<\/p>\n<p>Hospital-reported COVID deaths of people of all ages increased to 935, or 30% more than the total reported the previous week,&nbsp;according to <a href=\"https:\/\/healthdata.gov\/Hospital\/COVID-19-Reported-Patient-Impact-and-Hospital-Capa\/g62h-syeh\/about_data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data reported by hospitals<\/a> to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>Excluding weeks when spurts of data from Iowa threw off the counts, it\u2019s the worst figure since&nbsp; early February 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What it means:<\/strong> The latest numbers are not nearly as bad as the numbers reported during the worst weeks of the COVID pandemic, but they mean \u201cendemic COVID\u201d is still a big problem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Working-age hospitalizations:<\/strong>&nbsp;The number of COVID hospitalizations of people ages 20 through 59 was 5,045, according to the HHS data.<\/p>\n<p>That was down 10% from the previous week, but it means the count has been over 5,000 for seven straight weeks, since the week ending Dec. 16, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the count had been below 5,000, and usually below 3,500, every week from&nbsp;early March 2023.<\/p>\n<p>About 22% of the adults hospitalized for COVID in the latest week were ages 20 through 59.<\/p>\n<p>Rough 4% of all people admitted to U.S. hospitals with COVID are dying.<\/p>\n<p>For a look at the five states with the highest working-age hospitalization counts, along with a chart showing how hospital-reported death counts have changed since January 2023, see the gallery above.<\/p>\n<p>For data on all 50 states and some other jurisdictions, see the table below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total U.S. deaths:<\/strong> The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses very early all-cause mortality counts to measure the impact of infectious disease control outbreaks.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;counts appear to be suffering from severe data lag.<\/p>\n<p>The reasonably complete counts available for the first weeks of the year show that the country is averaging about 57,000 deaths of people of all ages from all causes per week, or about 21% more than it was during the comparable period in 2019, before COVID came to light.<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\" width=\"660\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"9\" width=\"660\">Adult COVID-19 Admissions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"5\">COVID admissions reported by hospitals for the week ending\u2026<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"3\">Jan. 20<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"3\">Jan. 27<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Change in\u2026<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>All adults<\/th>\n<th>Adults ages 20-59<\/th>\n<th>% of admitted adults in 20-59 age group<\/th>\n<th>Total adult COVID admissions<\/th>\n<th>Adults ages 20-59<\/th>\n<th>% of admitted adults in 20-59 age group<\/th>\n<th>All adults<\/th>\n<th>Adults ages 20-59<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Alabama<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>366<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>88<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>382<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>94<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>4.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>6.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Alaska<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>38<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>17<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>44.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>33<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>11<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>33.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-35.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Arizona<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>469<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>87<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>443<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>73<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>16.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-16.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Arkansas<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>260<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>51<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>201<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>43<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-22.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-15.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>California<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>2,953<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>788<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>2,453<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>611<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-16.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-22.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Colorado<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>319<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>84<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>262<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>80<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>30.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-17.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-4.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Connecticut<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>365<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>82<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>347<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>68<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-4.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-17.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Delaware<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>70<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>59<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>15<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-15.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>15.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>District<span>.<\/span>of.Columbia<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>66<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>37.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>51<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>35.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-22.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-28.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Florida<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,908<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>352<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,925<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>336<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>17.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>0.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-4.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Georgia<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>785<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>152<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>739<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>194<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>27.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Hawaii<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>95<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>78<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>7<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>9.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-17.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-46.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Idaho<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>98<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>94<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>29.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-4.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>0.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Illinois<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>976<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>254<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>738<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>195<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-24.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-23.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Indiana<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>482<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>96<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>357<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>84<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>23.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-25.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-12.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Iowa<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>205<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>37<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>164<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>38<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>23.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-20.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>2.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Kansas<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>151<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>38<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>122<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>38<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>31.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-19.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>0.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Kentucky<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>359<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>69<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>311<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>67<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-2.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Louisiana<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>314<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>66<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>326<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>65<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>3.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-1.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Maine<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>75<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>11<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>14.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>56<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>15<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-25.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>36.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Maryland<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>411<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>98<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>23.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>365<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>83<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-11.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-15.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Massachusetts<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>711<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>145<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>579<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>140<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-18.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-3.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Michigan<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>719<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>164<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>626<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>142<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-12.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Minnesota<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>325<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>78<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>280<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>64<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-17.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Mississippi<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>165<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>17.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>133<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>42<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>31.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-19.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>50.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Missouri<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>504<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>104<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>452<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>101<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-10.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-2.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Montana<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>58<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>55<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>23<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>41.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>76.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Nebraska<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>92<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>26<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>87<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>12<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-53.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Nevada<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>187<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>53<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>149<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-20.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-47.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>New Hampshire<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>83<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>17<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>72<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>27.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>17.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>New Jersey<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,030<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>217<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>861<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>177<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-16.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-18.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>New Mexico<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>56<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>14<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>54<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>15<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>27.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-3.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>7.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>New York<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>2,146<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>527<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,853<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>430<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>23.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-18.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>North Carolina<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>686<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>152<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>649<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>143<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>North Dakota<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>45<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>14<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>31.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>4<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>14.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-37.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-71.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Ohio<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>908<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>194<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>758<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>167<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-16.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>266<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>59<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>245<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>58<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>23.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-7.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-1.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Oregon<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>229<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>56<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>210<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>41<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-8.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-26.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,038<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>225<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,564<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>204<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>50.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-9.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>197<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>36<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>165<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-16.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-38.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Rhode Island<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>86<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>17<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>81<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>5.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>South Carolina<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>406<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>86<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>21.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>414<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>84<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>2.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-2.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>South Dakota<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>78<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>62<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>16<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-20.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-20.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>385<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>70<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>385<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>88<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>0.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Texas<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,708<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>432<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>1,746<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>489<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>28.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>2.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Utah<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>139<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>54<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>38.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>131<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>48<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>36.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-5.8%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-11.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Vermont<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>37<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>5<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>44<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>6<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>13.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Virginia<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>651<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>160<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>595<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>115<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-8.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-28.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Washington<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>374<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>117<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>31.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>359<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>86<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-4.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-26.5%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>West Virginia<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>174<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>39<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.4%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>144<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>36<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>25.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-17.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-7.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Wisconsin<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>384<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>79<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>20.6%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>311<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>60<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>19.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-19.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-24.1%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>Wyoming<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>4<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>16.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>18<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>3<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>16.7%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-25.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-25.0%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>24,656<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>5,654<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22,616<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>5,045<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.3%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span>..<\/span><strong>MEDIAN<\/strong><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span><span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>22.9%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-13.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span>..<\/span>-10.2%<span>..<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Credit: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p> <button data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#slideshowModal\" class=\"start-slideshow carousel-control slideshow-btn life-health\">Start Slideshow <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinkadvisor.com\/assets\/master-template\/images\/market-images\/tasr\/rightarrow.svg\" class=\"prevbtn-img\"><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start Slideshow U.S. COVID-19 surge figures still look terrible. 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