The Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia) continues to ravage the United States. While states are safely restarting their economies, they are trying to contain the spread of the virus, as “safety” is one of the top concerns of Americans.
WalletHub, a personal finance website and professional analyst firm, released a study Thursday (Feb. 18) listing the “five safest states” in the United States in the midst of a pandemic. The study is based on the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the COVID Tracking Project and epiforecasts.io.
“As the United States continues to struggle with the COVID-19 (Chinese Communist virus-triggered disease) pandemic, staying safe is one of the top concerns for Americans. Safety is also the key to getting the economy back on track. That’s because the lower a state’s COVID-19 (Chinese Communist virus-induced disease) transmission rate and death toll, the more restrictions on business that state can eliminate.” The study reads.
WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia by five key metrics, which led researchers to identify the safest states during the COVID-19 (Chinese Communist Virus-Induced Disease) pandemic.
The five different indicators WalletHub refers to include state vaccination rates, positive detection rates, hospitalization rates, transmission rates and mortality rates. Researchers gave each indicator a corresponding weight. A perfect score of 100 means “safest.
They then determined a weighted average for each indicator and tallied the totals to determine the total score.
So, according to WalletHub, which U.S. state was the safest during the pandemic?
Wyoming ranked fifth with a score of 75.93. According to Johns Hopkins University, the Cowboy State (as Wyoming is also known) has a relatively high rate of positive tests among the five safest states, although only 662 deaths and 53,450 confirmed cases have been reported so far.
North Dakota ranks fourth, with a score of 77.71. According to Johns Hopkins, the Flickertail State (alias North Dakota) has recorded 1,461 deaths and 98,901 cases of infection.
In third place is Maine, the northeastern-most state in the United States, with a score of 78.42. So far, 654 deaths and 42,877 confirmed cases have been recorded in Maine, Johns Hopkins said.
Second place is Hawaii, with a score of 79.22. According to Johns Hopkins, the state has counted 27,132 infections and 426 deaths. Currently, its positive test rate is lower than the first place.
So who is “number one”? According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, Alaska is number one with a score of 86.52. To date, there have been only 288 deaths from the disease and 56,968 confirmed cases in the state.
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