Health data revealed that September was the deadliest month of the entire pandemic for the state, as well as breaking case number records, which have carried over through this month, Anchorage Daily News reports.
"September was a bad month, and unfortunately, I think people can expect to the next couple of months are going to have pretty high death numbers compared to what we're used to," Benjamin Westley, MD, a doctor who treats COVID-19 patients in Anchorage, told Anchorage Daily News.You can't have more COVID than any other state for three or four weeks on end without expecting the deaths to go up.".
After weeks of steady decline, Oregon reported numbers over the past week showing a sudden increase in newly reported COVID cases across the state.As cases continue to rise in pockets of New England, Maine is still battling an ongoing surge within its borders.For more COVID news and updates sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. .In particular, deaths from the virus in the state have seen a drastic surge, with the seven-day rolling average of daily new deaths per 100,000 people spiking by 138 percent last week.