When it comes to fighting the coronavirus, the Empire State ranks near the bottom. New York is the third least safest state with the highest hospitality rates in the country for COVID-19.
Virginia is worst state for safety, followed by Georgia and New York, according to a new WalletHub survey.
New York not only rank highest in COVID hospitalization rates, its the second highest in positive tests, just above New Jersey. Hawaii has the honor of the state with the least positive test rates.
Only 7.9% of New York's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, receiving both doses, as of March 2.