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Colorado considered one of the safest states during COVID-19, according to report

012221 WALLETHUB COVID RANKINGS

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A recently released report says Colorado is ranked third for being one of the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The analysis released by WalletHub looked into each state's rates of vaccinations, positive tests, hospitalizations, deaths, and transmissions. The data used to compile this information is from January 20.

Source: WalletHub

Another chart shows Colorado ranked very well when it comes to the lowest death rates of COVID-19 and a high amount of vaccinations being administered.

Source: WalletHub

As of Friday, Colorado has vaccinated more than 333,000 people with the first dose of the vaccine. That same data shows 4,709 have died due to COVID-19 with 5,462 deaths among cases.

The states considered safer than Colorado were Vermont and Alaska. As for the least safe states, Arizona was ranked last followed by Alabama and Mississippi.

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