This Is How High the COVID Risk Level Is in Your State, Data Shows
By Richard Evans of Best Life |
This Is How High the COVID Risk Level Is in Your State, Data Shows
To many, it might feel as though the U.S. is quickly reaching the end of the coronavirus pandemic. Why, then, are health officials still concerned? While new cases and hospitalizations had been trending downward, that trajectory has stalled and some states are seeing significant surges, with numbers still too high across the U.S. And even with around 45 million Americans fully vaccinated against COVID, according to March 22 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hundreds of millions more continue to wait their turn, and the threat of newly dominant, more infectious coronavirus variants looms large. Despite serious signs of improvement, the COVID crisis remains a problem throughout the U.S., but how high is the coronavirus risk in your state?
Originally published on December 22, 2020 11:53 am
The nation is at a pivotal moment in the fight against the pandemic. Vaccines are finally starting to roll out, but the virus is spreading faster than ever and killing thousands of Americans daily. And it will be months before enough people get inoculated to stop it.
That means it s critical to continue the measures that can limit the toll: mask-wearing, hunkering down, hand-washing, testing and contact tracing. Vaccines will not obviate the need for testing any time soon, says Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown School of Public Health. It doesn t mean we can let our guard down. The virus will not be gone.
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Originally published on December 22, 2020 10:53 am
The nation is at a pivotal moment in the fight against the pandemic. Vaccines are finally starting to roll out, but the virus is spreading faster than ever and killing thousands of Americans daily. And it will be months before enough people get inoculated to stop it.
That means it s critical to continue the measures that can limit the toll: mask-wearing, hunkering down, hand-washing, testing and contact tracing. Vaccines will not obviate the need for testing any time soon, says Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown School of Public Health. It doesn t mean we can let our guard down. The virus will not be gone.