Many of the least vaccinated states are among those that have reported a higher number of deaths so far this year.
Some states with an increase in COVID deaths have low vaccination rates.
West Virginia, which has reported the lowest vaccination rate in the United States, has seen a 20 percent increase in COVID-19 deaths—from 1,560 in 2020 to 1,963 in 2021. Several other states where less than half the population is fully vaccinated have seen an increase COVID deaths, including Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Arkansas. Cases in these states peaked in the early months of the year, but have grown significantly since August, when the Delta variant became the dominant strain of the virus in the U.S.
On the other hand, Vermont, which has the highest vaccine rate, has reported a slightly higher number of COVID deaths—149 in 2021, compared with 145 in 2020. As in Maine, most of the deaths were reported at the beginning of the year when the COVID-19 vaccine was not widely available to most Americans.
Hawaii, also a small, highly vaccinated state, has seen an increase in COVID deaths, though deaths peaked in August. Amid the surge in cases, experts have called for increased testing among tourists, according toOther states that have reported more COVID deaths in 2021 include Washington, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, Nevada, California, Oregon, Tennessee and Alaska, according to the CDC data.
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