5 States Where Working-Age COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Surging

Possible early COVID-19 surge indicators — new hospital admissions statistics for patients with the virus that causes COVID-19 — are continuing to move higher.

The number of U.S. hospital admissions of patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 34,227 in the week ending June 28. That’s up 12% from the total for the previous week, according to federal government Community Profile Report data that was last updated June 30.

Typical retirement and insurance advisors may be especially interested in the impact of the pandemic on working-age clients and prospects.

The number of pandemic-related hospital admissions of U.S. residents ages 18 through 59 also increased 12%, to 10,597.

For a look at the five states with the biggest percentage increases in the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations of people in the 18-to-59 age group, see the gallery above.

For data on all 50 states and the District of Columbia, see the table below.

The figures range from a decrease of about 67%, in Wyoming, up to an increase of 97%, in another state.

What It Means

The overall COVID-19 hospital admissions count has been increasing every week since April 5.

The ratio of COVID-19 deaths to COVID-19 cases has fallen about 88% from what it was in June 2021, to about one new COVID-19 death for every 300 new COVID-19 cases, but one challenge is that increased use of home testing and changes in testing programs have made tracking the number of new cases difficult.

The result is that advisors who need accurate estimates of clients’ or employer plan participants’ mortality rate and life expectancy may continue to face a high rate of mortality uncertainty.

New Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 Patients Ages 18-59

Week Ending

June 28
June 21
Change

Alabama
172
134
28.4%

Alaska
25
22
13.6%

Arizona
221
212
4.2%

Arkansas
78
58
34.5%

California
1,441
1,232
17.0%

Colorado
206
202
2.0%

Connecticut
90
94
-4.3%

Delaware
34
28
21.4%

District of Columbia
51
48
6.3%

Florida
1,263
1,237
2.1%

Georgia
326
279
16.8%

Hawaii
67
64
4.7%

Idaho
69
59
16.9%

Illinois
406
401
1.2%

Indiana
178
113
57.5%

Iowa
61
66
-7.6%

Kansas
58
53
9.4%

Kentucky
157
185
-15.1%

Louisiana
199
179
11.2%

Maine
14
23
-39.1%

Maryland
171
181
-5.5%

Massachusetts
168
170
-1.2%

Michigan
209
176
-18.8%

Minnesota
146
140
4.3%

Mississippi
108
67
61.2%

Missouri
234
194
20.6%

Montana
53
48
10.4%

Nebraska
46
43
7.0%

Nevada
146
105
39.0%

New Hampshire
38
24
58.3%

New Jersey
276
233
18.5%

New Mexico
100
58
72.4%

New York
605
545
11.0%

North Carolina
258
237
8.9%

North Dakota
11
22
-50.0%

Ohio
300
236
27.1%

Oklahoma
92
83
10.8%

Oregon
145
130
11.5%

Pennsylvania
245
252
-2.8%

Rhode Island
8
15
-46.7%

South Carolina
125
107
16.8%

South Dakota
22
25
-12.0%

Tennessee
150
130
15.4%

Texas
974
742
31.3%

Utah
121
124
-2.4%

Vermont
11
9
22.2%

Virginia
212
232
-8.6%

Washington
268
185
44.9%

West Virginia
73
37
97.3%

Wisconsin
114
141
-19.1%

Wyoming
3
9
-66.7%

TOTAL
10,597
9,449
12.1%

MEDIAN

10.8%

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