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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