Texas Is The 7th Slowest State To Recover From COVID: WalletHub

Austin TX

18 August, 2021

12:38 PM

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AUSTIN, TX — As coronavirus cases slowly decline across the U.S., Texas is considered to have the slowest recovery rate out of all 50 states, according to a recent ranking by WalletHub. The ranking, which was announced Tuesday, compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: COVID Health, Leisure and Travel and Economy and Labor Market. The company evaluated those dimensions using 18 relevant metrics. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest level of recovery. It then determined the weighted average across all metrics to calculate an overall score for each state and used the resulting scores to rank-order its sample. Officials said rankings were based on data available as of 12:30 p.m. eastern Monday. WalletHub concluded the states that are recovering the quickest are South Dakota, Nebraska, Maine, Iowa, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Connecticut, the District of Colombia (not a state) and Utah. The states that are recovering the slowest are Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. WalletHub reports Texas' overall ranking was 39.47 out of 100, making it the seventh slowest state to recover based on its metrics. Here's where Texas ranked in other categories: 33rd – Share of Population Fully Vaccinated39th – Share of Vaccine Supply Used44th – COVID-19 Death Rate42nd – COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate27th – Share of Hospitals with Supply Shortages24th – Real GDP vs. Pre-COVID Levels45th – Unemployment Rate vs. Pre-COVID Levels21st – Total Weekly Job Postings vs. Pre-COVID Levels25th – Total Weekly Consumer Spending vs. Pre-COVID LevelsAccording to the CDC, around 51 percent of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated as of Monday, which has led to a significant decline in new coronavirus cases and deaths. In Texas, around 65.67 percent of the state's population have been vaccinated, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Of those vaccinated, only 13,142,183 are fully vaccinated as of Tuesday. RELATED COVERAGE:How Texas Ranks In New COVID-19 Hospitalizations Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive For COVID-19 Texas Officials Plead With Abbott To Rescind Mask Executive Order