Arizona is the least safe state during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study that analyzed data from various official sources.
States were ranked in order of safety based on the number of vaccinations, positive tests, hospitalizations, deaths, and transmissions.
Our state took the overall safety rank of 51 – the last spot of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We also took 51st place for the highest percentage of positive tests and the highest number of hospital admissions. We had the second highest death rate, just above Alabama, and the third highest transmission speed, just above Washington and Hawaii.
The safest states based on the data are said to be Alaska, Vermont, Colorado, and Montana.
The study used data from the US Census Bureau, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The COVID Tracking Project and rt.live, according to WalletHub.
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