During that seven day period, Pennsylvania recorded 29,847 new cases and New Jersey saw 29,753 new infections for the fourth- and fifth-most cases respectively.
New York and Michigan reported the highest rates of recent COVID-19 infections, followed by Florida with the third.
The five states accounted for a total of 44% of recent coronavirus cases, despite only accounting for 22% of the national population.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently addressed his administration s reaction to the state being among those with the highest coronavirus infection rates. We constantly look at, OK, we know we’re going up, Murphy said. But are we going up at the rate we should be, particularly given the amount of cases we have?
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New York is a current hot spot, recording 52,922 new cases last week.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking the White House for additional vaccine doses.
Five states account for nearly half of all new COVID-19 cases in the United States.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey made up 44 percent of all new cases in the U.S. between March 29 and April 4, or about 197,500 cases out of about 452,000 cases nationwide.
New York is the top hot spot, recording 52,922 cases last week, averaging about 7,560 new cases per day, which is about 12 percent of the U.S.’s total cases.
Pennsylvania one of 5 US virus hot spots
Russ Bynum and Michelle R. Smith
The Associated Press
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nation’s new COVID-19 infections, or nearly 197,500 new cases, in the latest available seven-day period, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Total U.S. infections during the same week numbered more than 452,000.
WASHINGTON (AP) Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nation s new COVID-19 infections, or nearly 197,500 new cases, in the latest available seven-day period, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Total U.S. infections during the same week numbered more than 452,000.
The heavy concentration of new cases in states that account for 22% of the U.S. population has prompted some experts and elected officials to call for President Joe Biden s administration to ship additional vaccine doses to those places. So far, the White House has shown no signs of shifting from its policy of dividing vaccine doses among states based on population.
Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states
Apr. 07, 2021 at 6:00 am
RUSS BYNUM and MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press
Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots.
New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nation’s new COVID-19 infections, or nearly 197,500 new cases, in the latest available seven-day period, according to state health agency data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Total U.S. infections during the same week numbered more than 452,000.