“We must take significant and collective actions,” Andrea Palm of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said at a news conference recently. “This is going to get worse before it gets better.” CBS News reports that “the situation is especially dire in seven states … where many intensive care units are near or at capacity.” What follows is the newest COVID hotspots, including their daily case rate (how many new cases are being reported per capita), infection rate (how many people the average sick person will infect), and positive test rate (what percentage of COVID tests are coming back positive) from Covid Act Now. We’ve also included each state’s percent increase in cases in the last two weeks, according to data from The New York Times, ranking them by that percent increase. Read on to see which states are in trouble, and for more on how certain areas are responding to the surge, check out These 4 Major Cities Are Showing Signs of Another Lockdown. Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 42 percent Daily new COVID cases: 32.7 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.15 Positive test rate: 9.5 percent And for another startling list you’ll see Indiana on, These Are the States That Are Starting to See COVID Deaths Surge. Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 44 percent Daily new COVID cases: 14.3 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.13 Positive test rate: 5.6 percent Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 43 percent Daily new COVID cases: 21.2 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.10 Positive test rate: 9.6 percent Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 46 percent Daily new COVID cases: 71 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.13 Positive test rate: 12.1 percent And for more on the latest research, check out 80 Percent of Hospitalized COVID Patients Are Deficient in This Vitamin. Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 63 percent Daily new COVID cases: 36.8 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.19 Positive test rate: 7.5 percent If you want more regular COVID updates delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 66 percentae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Daily new COVID cases: 20.3 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.16 Positive test rate: 5.0 percent Increase in cases in the last 14 days: 83 percent Daily new COVID cases: 22.3 per 100,000 residents Infection rate: 1.21 Positive test rate: 6.1 percent And for the states that are starting to make some serious changes, check out These States Are Showing Signs of Another Lockdown.
