The Top COVID-19 Hot Spots in the U.S.

These Are the Top COVID Hot Spots in the U.S. These are the counties with the highest recent averages for new COVID-19 hospital admissions per capita. Christopher Wolf U.S. News & World Report

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Relative to population, data points to 4.9 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 people for the week through Oct. 21. Among states and territories, Montana saw the highest rate over the week at 10 per 100,000. West Virginia (8.3), the District of Columbia (8.1), and Colorado (7.6) had the next-highest rates. Compared with the week prior, Mississippi had the highest percentage increase in its COVID-19 hospitalization rate at 45%, followed by Kansas (41%), Indiana (40%) and Iowa (32%).

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