Pennsylvania Among Best States To Combat Coronavirus: Study

Pittsburgh PA

17 May, 2021

4:24 PM

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PENNSYLVANIA — A new study finds Pennsylvania the fifth highest-ranking state when it comes to fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Sykes, a provider of multichannel demand generation and customer engagement services, performed an analysis of each state's approach to combating the virus. Factors analyzed included weekly test positivity rates, hospital admissions and vaccine distribution. Analyzing weekly government data from January to March Sykes found that Hawaii was teh best regarding COVID-19 case rates, test rates and hospital admissions. According to Skyes, Hawaii implemented strict policies for its 1.4 million residents to protect residents and prevent tourists from introducing more coronavirus cases to the island state. The data revealed that eastern states like Maryland and Pennsylvania, both of which maintained firm locked-down policies, as well as western states like Oregon and Washington — the latter of which was an early epicenter of the disease - also were among the states with the most effective responses. Many of the states in the bottom 10 are in the southern part of the country, with New York and Utah being exceptions. See the full study here.