12 States With Most COVID-19 Risk, High Delta and Low Vaccine Rate

• The 12 US states at most risk from COVID-19 include Arkansas, Nevada, and Missouri, according to Covid Act Now.
• The organization uses CDC data and is partnered with Stanford, Harvard and Georgetown Universities. 
• The highest risk states include those with lower vaccination rates and more cases of the highly infectious Delta variant.
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The US states most at risk from COVID-19 include those with below-average vaccination rates and high levels of the infectious Delta variant, according to data from an influential non-profit that’s partnered with Stanford, Harvard and Georgetown Universities. 

Twelve states including Arkansas, Nevada, and Missouri are now at “high risk” from COVID-19, according to Covid Act Now’s US COVID risk and vaccine tracker, which…

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