In a Dec. 8 interview with The Wall Street Journal, Fauci said that two states in the Northeast had made major strides in terms of keeping their outbreak numbers low: Vermont and New York. “Vermont, right from the beginning, had done a very good job of keeping the test positivity very low,” said Fauci. The doctor added that, despite the fact that “New York got hit really badly in the beginning,” the state had manage to “do a really good job of keeping things down, and still, their level is low compared to the rest of the country.” But, while Fauci expressed his optimism about the dissemination of a vaccine in the near future, he is still concerned about the current surge. Read on to find out which states have the most alarming outbreaks, based on daily new case rate per capita, according to the Brown School of Public Health’s COVID Risk Level Map. And for a full list of how every area of the country is doing, find out How Bad the COVID Outbreak Is in Your State. Read the original article on Best Life. 85.5 daily new cases per 100,000 people And for more on COVID containment, Dr. Fauci Says This Is When You “Don’t Have Any Choice” But to Lock Down. 87.8 daily new cases per 100,000 people 90.8 daily new cases per 100,000 people And for more on how things could be getting even worse, check out Dr. Fauci Says This One Thing Could Spread COVID More Than Anything Yet. 93.5 daily new cases per 100,000 people 94.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people 97.5 daily new cases per 100,000 people And for more on what’s causing the current surge, check out This Is Where You’re Most Likely to Get COVID Right Now, White House Says. 97.8 daily new cases per 100,000 people 99.7 daily new cases per 100,000 peopleae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb And for more COVID updates delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. 102.6 daily new cases per 100,000 people 196.7 daily new cases per 100,000 people And for more on how coronavirus is spreading, Almost All COVID Transmission Is Happening in These 5 Places, Doctor Says.