The U.S. closes in on another grim milestone, as vaccination efforts ramp up and concerns remain over the omicron variant
New Jersey, the long-timein terms of coronavirus fatalities, has the third-highest death rate in the country with 322 deaths per 100,000 residents.
Louisiana, with 320 deaths per 100,000 residents, has the nation’s fourth-highest death rate, followed by Arizona, which records 317 deaths per 100,000 residents. Of the five states with the worst coronavirus death rates in the country, only New Jersey has an above-average vaccination rate, with 69% of the state’s residents fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are the third-, fourth-, and fifth-least vaccinated states in the country, respectively, with fewer than half of residents fully vaccinated.The rollout of free, safe and highly-effective vaccines this year has been unable to stop the U.S. coronavirus death toll from
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