By: KDKA-TV News Staff<\/p>\n
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) A recent study has ranked Pennsylvania in the top 20 safest states to be in during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The study, conducted by Wallethub, ranked Pennsylvania 19th out of 50 states and Washington D.C. <\/p>\n
It also said that West Virginia tied with Idaho for having the worst COVID-19 death rate. <\/p>\n
The study said it based its rankings of the states on COVID-19 transmission rates, the number of positive COVID-19 tests, hospitalizations and deaths related to the virus, and the number of eligible people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n
The study was released on Thursday. <\/p>\n
On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Health said that 1,502,124 total cases and 30,418 total deaths have been recorded since the start of the pandemic, and over 70% of the states population 18 and older are fully vaccinated. <\/p>\n
Wallethub said the safest state was Connecticut and the least safest was Idaho, with West Virginia being ranked second-to-last overall.<\/p>\n
The results of this study by Wallethub were a stark contrast from one released earlier in the year, which put Pennsylvania at a 34th ranking. <\/p>\n
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