The rising rates of midlife mortality hit some areas of the country harder than others, the report said.

报告指出，就中年人群死亡率上升而言，美国一些地区的情况要比其他地区更加严重。

The lacking infrastructure for these conditions is a major concern for hard hit areas with some families freezing in their homes.

这种情况下，缺乏基础设施是重灾区的主要问题，一些家庭在家中冻僵。

Officials are hoping that after this week things will start to get better with the number of deaths decreasing and the spread slowing down in some hard hit areas.

官员们盼望在本周后，随着一些受灾地区死亡人数的减少和（疫情）蔓延速度的放缓，局势会开始好转。