Rhode Island Has The Most Coronavirus Cases Per Capita In U.S.
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island as of Monday had the highest rate of coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents, according to COVID ActNow. The nonprofit organization is a consortium that partners with Georgetown University Medical Center, Stanford Medicine's Clinical Excellence Research Center and the Harvard Global Health Institute.
The organization's map categorizes Rhode Island as dark red, meaning a "severe outbreak" is underway. As of Monday, only the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean were green, or "on track to contain COVID-19." Instead, nearly all of the United States is light or dark red, the worst and second-worst categories, respectively. Only Hawaii, Vermont and Maine are yellow, indicating "slow disease growth."
According to the map, Rhode Island is the only dark red state in the country. Except for the two yellow states, the rest are red.
The data showed that Rhode Island had the most daily cases per 100,000 people at 110.3. Minnesota is second with 104.3, followed by South Dakota at 100.2. Massachusetts and Connecticut are in 32nd and 33rd places, respectively, with 61.2 and 60.6 cases per 1200,000 people.
Rhode Island on Monday was halfway through a two-week "pause" aimed at slowing the spread of the virus and reducing the strain on the health care system without requiring another stay-at-home order and shutdown of the economy similar to the spring. Both of the state's field hospitals are open and accepting patients after the existing hospitals reached coronavirus capacity over a week ago.
Coronavirus in Rhode Island: Read more
Beginning Of RI's Coronavirus Pause Looks Promising: Raimondo
When Can Rhode Islanders Expect Things To Go Back To 'Normal'?
This article originally appeared on the Cranston Patch
