Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states, including N.J.
Updated Apr 06, 2021;
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In this March 29, 2021, file photo, people wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines at a site in Philadelphia. Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states, including Pennsylvania a situation that puts pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File
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Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
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44% of new infections coming from 5 states
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Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states – a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nation s new COVID-19 infections, or nearly 197,500 new cases, in the latest available seven-day period, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Total U.S. infections during the same week numbered more than 452,000.
By Russ Bynum and Michele R. Smith | Associated Press
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states â a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nationâs new COVID-19 infections, or nearly 197,500 new cases, in the latest available seven-day period, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Total U.S. infections during the same week numbered more than 452,000.
The heavy concentration of new cases in states that account for 22% of the U.S. population has prompted some experts and elected officials to call for President Joe Bidenâs administration to ship additional vaccine doses to those places. So far, the White House has shown no signs of shifting from its policy of dividing vaccine doses among states based on popu
Nearly half of new US Covid-19 infections are in just 5 states, including NY
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In this March 29, 2021, photo, people wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus wait in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines at a site in Philadelphia. Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states, including Pennsylvania a situation that puts pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP
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Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
Nearly half of new US coronavirus infections in past week came from just FIVE states: Biden faces pressure to prioritize vaccines in New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44 percent of new infections in the US over the past seven days
Those five states - which have 22 percent of the US population - accounted for nearly 197,500 cases out of more than 452,000 reported nationwide
The heavy concentration has prompted some experts to call for President Joe Biden s administration to ship additional vaccine doses to those places