Maryland is Safest State Under COVID-19 According to Study – Conduit Street

A latest rating of states based mostly on safeguards in place to comprise the COVID-19 pandemic locations Maryland at primary. 

The examine carried out by WalletHub ranked each state based mostly on 5 metrics together with charges of transmission, positivity charges, hospitalizations, deaths, and share of eligible residents vaccinated. Maryland led all states with a rating of 80.79, with a number of neighboring jurisdictions together with the District of Columbia (74.26) and Pennsylvania (71.41) additionally rating within the high 10. Delaware (53.32), Virginia (52.33), and West Virginia (31.9) all ranked within the backside half of the examine.

Though its combination rating was greatest within the nation, Maryland didn’t rank among the many high 5 in any key metric. The District of Columbia did register as having the best vaccination price (tied amongst 5 states) and lowest dying price, but in addition had the best transmission price (tied amongst three states).

In a earlier WalletHub rating printed in December of 2021, Maryland had positioned seventh within the nation, whereas the District of Columbia had taken the highest spot. In keeping with the Maryland COVID-19 Information Dashboard, Maryland at the moment has a positivity price of 4.54% and 170 hospitalizations as a consequence of COVID- a stark distinction from January of this 12 months when positivity charges and hospitalizations had reached all-time highs of 29.98% and three,462, respectively.

Learn the total WalletHub examine.