The new KP.3.1.1 accounts for more than 1 in 3 cases as it continues to spread across the country, with some states more affected than others.
COVID cases continue to rise across the U.S., as the new KP.3.1.1 variant spreads across the country. However, this spread has not been equal across the country, with some states being hit harder than others.New data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that the highest rates of infection are found in five Southern/Southwestern states, with nearly 1 in 4 COVID tests coming out positive across Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Coming in at number one with the highest percentage of positive tests was region six, which encompasses Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. However, while 23.8 percent of tests came out positive in this region, this is a slight decrease from the previous week.Region seven, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, reported the second highest percentage of positive tests at 18.
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