Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that through Nov. 11, eight states saw increases in COVID-19 deaths.
These states include Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Michigan, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The increases ranged from o.1 to 3 percent, with Maryland reporting the highest jump in deaths. Maryland and Colorado are the only two states in which 4 to 5.9 percent of deaths are due to COVID-19, while other states are reporting lower proportions.
Hospital admissions and emergency department visits also jumped in the most recent week. The number of counties considered to have low hospital admission rates shrank nearly 5 percent to 86 percent.
Overall, only 1.3 percent of counties are currently considered to have high hospital admission rates. These rates have served as the metric for community COVID-19 levels since the end of the public health emergency.
The most recent forecast from the CDC that was put out last month did not project a large wave of hospitalizations this year due to widespread population immunity from vaccinations and prior infections. Cases may peak sooner this season than last year, with the agency citing “limited summer activity.”
