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Re:Hospitalizations hit 100k in United States for first time... by jryle70 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @07:54AM (#28313724)
California is the most populous state with 39 million people. Currently 8,000 hospitalized. The peak was 14,000 in Jan.

Florida has 21.6 million people. 14,000 currently hospitalized, all time high.

New York state population is 20 million, roughly equal to Florida. 2,200 hospitalized, six times less than Florida. The peak was 10,000 in Jan.

So no, population reason doesn't cut it.

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Re:Hospitalizations hit 100k in United States for first time... by exhilaration on Thursday August 26, 2021 @08:40AM (#28314187)
We've had a mild summer in the northeast, I'd expect the cases to rise dramatically in New York and New Jersey as we get into the winter and people spend more time indoors.
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Re:Hospitalizations hit 100k in United States for first time... by mikem170 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @09:02AM (#28314381)
Yep, same as last year. And Texas and Florida have had more cases in the summer, for similar reasons.
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