Thread by @EricTopol

The 5 states with the highest slope of case increasing, per million population, June 20th
1. Arizona (way out in front)
2. South Carolina
3. Florida
4. Texas
5. Oklahoma (pre-rally)

The log-plot for these top 5 states, normalized by population.

The latest, high daily positive test rates in these states are telling
1. Arizona *17%*
2. Texas 10%
3. South Carolina 10%
4. Florida 9%
5. Oklahoma 6%
also noting Alabama 12%, Utah 10%
all have the pattern recent upswing in last 2 weeks like AZ
91-divoc.com/pages/covid-vi…

Updates today via @COVID19Tracking
1. Arizona
20% positive test rate for the week (and trend since week of May 24 from 8.8%, already high)
Spike in hospitalizations and increasing fatalities

2. Texas
Another record peak for pandemic in hospitalizations
txdshs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashbo…
deaths are increasing

3. South Carolina
Hospitalization occupancy increasing

Florida
New record in cases today, > 4000, but does not provide hospitalization data; deaths are increasing

Oklahoma
via @COVID19Tracking
While cases are increasing (in top 5 states per capita), other metrics OK, decreasing deaths (at this juncture)