Five states set COVID-19 records

Source: The Hill | August 17, 2021 | Mychael Schnell

Five states in the U.S. set new records for the average number of daily COVID-19 cases over the weekend, as the delta variant continues to spread throughout the country, driving up the number of infections nationally.

Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, Oregon and Mississippi all shattered previous records for their seven-day averages of new cases per day as of Sunday, according to CNBC, which conducted an analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.

Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida are seeing the most severe outbreaks when examined on a per capita basis, CNBC reported.

Louisiana reported an average of 126 cases per 100,000 individuals as of Sunday, which was more than triple the national average, according to the news channel. Mississippi recorded an average of 110 cases per 100,000 residents, and Florida saw a mean of 101 cases per 100,000 individuals.

Oregon reported 1,765 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, which lifted the state’s seven-day average to 1,652, according to CNBC.

In Hawaii, officials reported a seven-day average of 671 new cases on Sunday, a more than seven-fold increase from the 89 cases recorded per day a month ago.

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