California Ranked 3rd In New Study On ‘Safest’ States During COVID-19; Data Highlights Blue And Red State Divide https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/10/14/california-3rd-safest-covid-19-red-blue-state-divide/ A new study has ranked California as one of the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic. WalletHub released its new ranking on Thursday and looked at several factors to gauge how states have been responding to the pandemic. Five key metrics went into making the ranking: rates of COVID-19 transmission, positive testing, hospitalizations and death, and share of the eligible population getting vaccinated. California’s total score was third-best, behind only Connecticut and Massachusetts. Wyoming, West Virginia, and Idaho received the bottom three worst scores. Notably, California had the 5th lowest positive testing rate and second-lowest death rate. The study also found that states that voted for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election were “safer” during COVID-19 than states where Donald Trump got more votes – a difference in average rank from 17.35 for blue states and 35.00 for red states. Read the full study at WalletHub.com.
Covid-19 Cases Decline, but Rural Death Rate Rises 20% The rural death rate is two times greater than the metropolitan rate. The rural infection rate also remains higher. https://dailyyonder.com/covid-19-cases-decline-but-rural-death-rate-rises-20/2021/10/29/