According to a recent report by The Lancet, a British medical journal, the number of corona deaths in Hawaii is 147 per 100,000 people, making it the state with the greatest preventive effect in the United States.
Arizona, the state with the highest number of deaths, had 581 deaths per 100,000, about four times more than Hawaii.
The report was prepared based on publicly available data from government agencies between January 1 and July 31, 2020.
Emma Castro, a researcher at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at Washington State University, who wrote the report, explained that the state of Hawaii had the most efficient performance in several areas, including civic awareness and quarantine administration.
For example, trust in neighbors ranked second, and quarantine administration, such as restrictions on large gatherings and mandatory wearing of masks for a long time, ranked sixth.
Researcher Castro said that he was also able to read the association that wearing a mask helps reduce the infection rate, and pointed out that the mask wearing rate in Hawaii was the first.
The mandatory wearing of masks indoors in the state of Hawaii was lifted entirely on March 25, 2022.
David Igeg’s previous administration continued mask mandates when other states lifted mask guidelines, as well as when the federal government no longer required masks in low- and moderate-risk areas.
On the other hand, Hawaii’s GDP fell to the lowest during the COVID-19 period.
Researcher Boliki analyzed that increased use of masks is associated with higher unemployment rates, and that the lower the frequency of shopping and dining out, the greater the risk of job loss.
According to the report, the states with the highest jobless rates during COVID-19 were New York and Washington, DC, while Hawaii, Wyoming, and New Mexico had the greatest economic difficulties.
Meanwhile, researcher Castro explained that the US has one of the highest per capita death rates from COVID-19 in the world, given its economic size and medical resources.
In addition, the death rate differs by up to four times between states, which means that states with high death rates still have room for improvement.
In addition, it was advised that the response strategies of each state government should be reviewed to establish more efficient quarantine policies in the future.