COVID deaths, cases and hospitalizations surge: CDC singles out Hawaii, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming for the startling number of new patients
The seven-day average for COVID deaths has surged by 11 per cent in a week, while the number of cases and hospitalizations are also up, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC's weekly update showed the daily average cases increased to 142,006 in the week to Friday, up 2.8 per cent on the week before, amid the continued alarming rise of the Delta variant. The average cases is 1,117.9 per cent higher than the lowest value observed on June 18, 2021.
The seven-day moving average for coronavirus deaths increased 11 per cent from 779 to 864 on Friday, according to the CDC. That average was 354.5 per cent higher than July 10 - when the seven-day average for daily deaths hit a low of 190.
On Sunday alone, the CDC reported 176,742 new COVID cases and 1,329 new deaths in the United States.
In its weekly COVID-19 tracking report, the CDC noted that the average number of new COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals daily are at their highest levels for all age groups under 50 years old since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The CDC revealed that the seven-day average for new daily hospitalizations shot up 5.7 per cent from 11,637 to 12,297.
The CDC particularly called out the states of Hawaii, Kentucky, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming for the startling number of new patients, with all five states showing the largest new admissions of patients since the start of the pandemic.
The United States has seen a fresh spike in COVID-19 numbers as the daily average cases increased to 142,006 on Friday amid the continued alarming rise of the Delta variant
Data shows that the current seven-day moving average jumped 2.8 per cent from 138,087 to 142,006 on Friday and that average has increased 1,117.9 per cent since June 18
It came as portable morgues have been sent to 14 hospital systems in Central Florida as hospitals and crematoriums hit capacity.
The state's health department reported 1,727 new deaths in its weekly report published Friday. The latest deaths brought the seven-day daily average for the past week from 212 to 247.
Meanwhile, hospitals in the wider United States have become overwhelmed with COVID patients.
Oregon's hospitalization rates and availability appear to be the most dire of the states referenced by the CDC, according to a DailyMail.com analysis of the data.
The Oregon Health Authority reported on Friday that the state recorded 20 new deaths, raising the state's total death toll to 3,115.
There were 3,207 new cases reported in Oregon on Friday, a record high for the state, bringing the state's total to 268,401.
The Oregon Health Authority said that only 6 per cent of the state's total ICU beds are available. There are just 40 ICU beds free of a total of 663, while 308 of those beds are taken by COVID-19 patients
Data from Hawaii shows that there have been a total of 589 deaths in the state and 3,444 hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic
A graphic from Hawaii shows the total case counts and positivity rates in the state
A chart from Kentucky shows the total number of deaths and cases in the state
Graphics from Wyoming show the number of hospitalizations and related statistics
The COVID-19 dashboard for the state of Washington is seen as of Sunday
Meanwhile, the Oregon Health Authority said that only 6 per cent of the state's total ICU beds are available. There are just 40 ICU beds free of a total of 663, while 308 of those beds are taken by COVID-19 patients.
The state has a total of 4,279 hospital beds and 1,098 of them are taken by patients with COVID-19, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Oregon has administered a total of 2,789,390 first and second doses of Pfizer Comirnaty, 1,837,163 first and second doses of Moderna and 197,070 single doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.
Hawaii has vaccinated 62.6 per cent of its total population, administering a total of 1,848,431 vaccines so far, according to state health data.
The Health Department in Hawaii noted that the state has counted an average of 863 new cases per day for the week of August 21 to August 27. About 8.1 per cent of all tests have come back positive.
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