Florida and Mississippi have the highest Covid death rates in the U.S.

As the U.S. struggles to cope with the coronavirus surge Fueled by Delta variantCurrently, Florida and Mississippi have the highest mortality rates of any state.

according to New York Times COVID-19 tracker Florida-the third most populous state-has a death rate of 1.56 per 100,000 in the past 7 days.

At the same time, tracking data showed that Mississippi’s death rate in the past 7 days was 1.25 per 100,000 residents.

In the past week, Florida saw an average of 15,462 new cases per day, 72 cases per 100,000 people.

Although the state records 34% Case reduction In the past 14 days, tracking data showed that August was the deadliest month in Florida since the pandemic began.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state reported more than 5,721 deaths in August, surpassing the previous month’s high of 5,469 deaths set in January when much fewer people were vaccinated.

Despite the decline in cases, the daily death toll seems to be increasing. During the pandemic, more than 46,000 people in Florida died from COVID-19, most of them elderly people.

Approximately 14,900 people every day Hospitalized in the stateIn the past 7 days, approximately 54% of citizens have been vaccinated-69 out of every 100,000 residents.

In the past 14 days, the number of daily hospitalizations has dropped by 13%. era Tracker.

Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis already Object to certain mitigation measures To help slow the spread of various viruses during a pandemic.

On the other hand, Mississippi has a population of nearly 3 million, with an average of more than 2,700 new cases per day in the past 7 days.

According to the tracker, Mississippi, like Florida, has experienced a decline in new COVID cases in the past two weeks, a drop of 23%.

In the past 7 days, the state has averaged 1,623 people hospitalized every day—although there has been a slight decrease of 2% in the past two weeks.Which makes Hospital system Under significant pressure.

In the past 7 days, about 37 people died every day in the state. Mississippi is one of the least vaccinated states in the United States, and the death toll in August also increased significantly.

Mississippi is one of the least vaccinated states—only about 39% of the population is vaccinated.