Despite the case numbers showing signs of a potential downward trend, Arizona continues to lead the world in average newly confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita.
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According to data from John Hopkins University, the state reports an average of 121.6 cases recently confirmed over the past seven days. California, the second highest jurisdiction in the world, follows 109.5.
Five days ago, it turned out that the Republic of Ireland was going to rocket next to Arizona, as well as every other place in the world.
The COVID-19 British variant, called B117, which according to studies is more contagious than the variants currently found in the United States, makes up 45% of the new COVID-19 infections from Ireland. Fourteen days ago, the country posted a new confirmed seven-day case number of 27.4. It rose to 132.7 5 days ago before starting to decline.
Arizona is no stranger to being at the top of the COVID-19 charts. The state has now been at least three times the best hotspot in the world.
The first time occurred in early July when the solar belt states in the country had a late spring boom. The state took first place again on January 4 and remained there until January 10, when Ireland became the world’s leading hotspot. However, the change was short-lived, as Arizona posted a world record of 134.7 average newly confirmed cases per 100,000 people.
The world leads in new COVID-19 deaths per capita
Newly confirmed cases are not the only measure by which Arizona leads the world. According to the same data system, Arizona has also been leading the world in new COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 people over the past seven days.
The data show that the state is experiencing 2.16 average new deaths due to COVID-19, much higher than its runner-up, Czech Republic, at 1.64.
The state has the second highest number of cumulative deaths per capita in the world at 151.7 per 100,000. Behind the world leader, Belgium, which reports 176.6 deaths per capita.
