Study ranks Arkansas as 2nd least safe state during COVID-19 [View all]

Posted: Jul 8, 2021 / 11:09 AM CDT / Updated: Jul 8, 2021 / 12:49 PM CDT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A new study ranks Arkansas as the 2nd least safe state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The personal finance website WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics, including vaccination rates, hospitalizations and deaths, positive testing, and rates of COVID-19 transmission.

Arkansas ranked second to last at 50th overall, behind only Missouri.

The Natural State ranked near the bottom of nearly every category.

45th – Vaccination Rate
48th – Positive Testing Rate
50th – Hospitalization Rate
46th – Death Rate
50th – Transmission Rate
Arkansas reported its highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in months on Wednesday, with over 1,000 new infections documented in one day.

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