These Are the Top COVID Hot Spots in the U.S.

by 8DonCo Tue Sep 12, 2023 3:33 pm

COVID-19 hospitalization rates in the U.S. have continued to rise week over week, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The U.S. tallied about 19,000 new hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 over the seven days ending Sep. 2. Though a far cry from previous totals during the pandemic – and a smaller increase than the preceding week-over-week period – that marks a 9% rise from the week ending Aug. 26 and continues a climb that started at the end of June after hospitalizations had dipped to approximately 6,300.

Relative to population, the latest tally equates to 5.7 people per 100,000 admitted to the hospital. By state and territory, Florida and the District of Columbia saw the highest rates of new COVID-19 hospitalizations, at 11.8 and 11.1 per 100,000, respectively – nearly twice the national rate. Alabama (8.36), Louisiana (7.4) and Arkansas (7.36) had the next-highest rates.

Among patients visiting emergency departments, 2.3% were diagnosed with COVID-19 nationally. Hawaii, Texas and the Southern states of Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi saw shares higher than 3%. U.S. counties – inclusive of areas like the District of Columbia, Guam and municipios in Puerto Rico – 22 were described by the CDC as having a “high” level of COVID-19 hospital admissions, with rates of 20 per 100,000 or higher. Wilson County, Kansas, was reported to have the highest rate of hospitalizations, at 70.4 per 100,000 people, while the Missouri counties Mercer and Grundy had the next highest rates at 44.6 per 100,000 people. Another 230 counties were said to have a “medium” level of COVID-19 hospital admissions, with rates between 10.0 and 19.9 per 100,000 people.
Notably, the CDC’s county hospital admission figures are calculated at the Health Service Area level, which can span multiple counties. This means counties within the same HSA will share the same admission rates in the data.

Counties with the highest rates of COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people were:

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These Are the Top COVID Hot Spots in the U.S.

These Are the Top COVID Hot Spots in the U.S.