Special Report
States With the Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases
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There have been nearly 1.8 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States, and at least 100,000 people have died. COVID-19 cases have mostly concentrated in densely-populated states. Most states have fewer than 20,000 confirmed cases, but five states have over 100,000 confirmed cases — accounting for nearly half of all U.S. cases.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as reported by local and state government health agencies as of June 1, 2020, to determine the states with the highest number of confirmed cases per capita. We calculated the confirmed cases for every 100,000 people in each state using one-year population data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey. Data is as of June 1 for all states except for New Hampshire and Connecticut, for which data is for May 31.
Many of the states with the most COVID-19 cases per capita are still seeing their cases per capita increase more quickly than other states, particularly among states in the Northeast, where a large share of cases have been concentrated since the beginning of the outbreak. The U.S. averaged 6.3 new cases per 100,000 daily from May 26 through June 1. States like Maryland, Virginia, and Rhode Island have more than doubled that. Several Midwestern states like Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and Minnesota also now rank among the 10 states with the highest share of new infections per 100,000. These are the states where the virus is growing the fastest right now.
With no vaccine or treatment available, experts say the best way to slow the spread of COVID-19 and prevent infections is to maintain social distancing. States have had to weigh the need to keep people at home against the economic damage such prolonged social distancing measures will have on their state. Most governors have opted to slowly reopen their economies, with some restrictions. These are every state’s rules on staying at home and social distancing.
Click here to see states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases.
50. Hawaii
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 46 per 100,000 people (652 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,923 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (55,719 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.2% — 2nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 1,420,491
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49. Montana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 49 per 100,000 people (519 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,827 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (40,657 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.3% — 3rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,062,305
48. Alaska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 63 per 100,000 people (467 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 1 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (10 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 7,348 per 100,000 people — 8th most (54,190 total tests)
> Positive test rate: .9% — the lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 737,438
47. Oregon
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 103 per 100,000 people (4,302 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 4 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (154 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,138 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (131,508 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.3% — 7th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/28/2020
> Total population: 4,190,713
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46. West Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 109 per 100,000 people (1,970 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 4 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (76 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,524 per 100,000 people — 17th most (99,751 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 2.0% — 4th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/17/2020
> Total population: 1,805,832
45. Vermont
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 157 per 100,000 people (983 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 9 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (55 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,640 per 100,000 people — 15th most (35,326 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 2.8% — 5th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 626,299
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44. Wyoming
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 158 per 100,000 people (910 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,419 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (25,531 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.6% — 8th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 577,737
43. Idaho
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 162 per 100,000 people (2,839 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 5 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (82 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 2,647 per 100,000 people — the fewest (46,436 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.1% — 20th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,754,208
42. Oklahoma
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 167 per 100,000 people (6,573 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 8 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (334 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,227 per 100,000 people — 19th most (206,116 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.2% — 6th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 3,943,079
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41. Maine
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 176 per 100,000 people (2,349 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (89 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,742 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (50,078 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.7% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 1,338,404
40. Missouri
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 218 per 100,000 people (13,327 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 13 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (773 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,255 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (199,435 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.7% — 22nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 6,126,452
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39. Kentucky
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 225 per 100,000 people (10,046 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 10 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (439 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,831 per 100,000 people — 25th most (215,853 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.7% — 12th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 4,468,402
38. Texas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 226 per 100,000 people (64,880 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 6 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (1,678 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,380 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (970,031 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.7% — 23rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/12/2020
> Total population: 28,701,845
37. South Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 239 per 100,000 people (12,148 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 10 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (500 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,147 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (210,826 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.8% — 18th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,084,127
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36. Arkansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 247 per 100,000 people (7,443 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 4 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (133 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,421 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (133,236 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.6% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 3,013,825
35. Nevada
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 264 per 100,000 people (8,000 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 13 per 100,000 people — 25th most (387 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,313 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (100,540 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.0% — 25th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 3,034,392
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34. Florida
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 267 per 100,000 people (56,830 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 12 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (2,460 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,889 per 100,000 people — 24th most (1,041,318 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.5% — 15th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 21,299,325
33. Arizona
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 281 per 100,000 people (20,123 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 13 per 100,000 people — 24th most (917 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,180 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (228,070 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.8% — 23rd highest
> Date of first known case: 1/26/2020
> Total population: 7,171,646
32. North Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 282 per 100,000 people (29,263 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (898 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,063 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (421,908 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.9% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/3/2020
> Total population: 10,383,620
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31. California
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 286 per 100,000 people (113,006 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 11 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (4,251 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,088 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (2,012,583 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.6% — 17th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/25/2020
> Total population: 39,557,045
30. Washington
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 288 per 100,000 people (21,702 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 15 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (1,118 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,789 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (360,899 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.0% — 19th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/21/2020
> Total population: 7,535,591
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29. Ohio
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 308 per 100,000 people (35,984 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 19 per 100,000 people — 16th most (2,206 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,405 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (398,066 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.0% — 21st highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 11,689,442
28. Utah
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 316 per 100,000 people (9,999 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 4 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (113 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 6,900 per 100,000 people — 11th most (218,112 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.6% — 11th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/25/2020
> Total population: 3,161,105
27. Wisconsin
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 319 per 100,000 people (18,543 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 10 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (595 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,681 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (272,138 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.8% — 24th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/5/2020
> Total population: 5,813,568
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26. Kansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 334 per 100,000 people (9,719 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 7 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (208 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,261 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (94,949 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.2% — 17th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 2,911,510
25. North Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 345 per 100,000 people (2,625 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 8 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (61 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 9,644 per 100,000 people — 4th most (73,301 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.6% — 9th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 760,077
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24. New Hampshire
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of May 31: 345 per 100,000 people (4,685 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of May 31: 18 per 100,000 people — 18th most (245 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of May 31: 5,481 per 100,000 people — 18th most (74,344 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.3% — 21st lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 1,356,458
23. Tennessee
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 348 per 100,000 people (23,554 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 5 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (367 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 6,625 per 100,000 people — 12th most (448,493 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 14th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,770,010
22. Alabama
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 371 per 100,000 people (18,150 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 13 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (644 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,601 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (224,892 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.1% — 24th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 4,887,871
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21. New Mexico
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 372 per 100,000 people (7,800 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 17 per 100,000 people — 19th most (362 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 9,693 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (203,115 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.8% — 10th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,095,428
20. Minnesota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 449 per 100,000 people (25,208 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 19 per 100,000 people — 17th most (1,050 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,555 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (255,592 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.9% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,611,179
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19. Georgia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 455 per 100,000 people (47,916 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 20 per 100,000 people — 15th most (2,089 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,483 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (471,631 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.2% — 18th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 10,519,475
18. Colorado
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 467 per 100,000 people (26,577 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 26 per 100,000 people — 13th most (1,458 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,302 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (188,069 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.1% — 8th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 5,695,564
17. Indiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 520 per 100,000 people (34,830 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 30 per 100,000 people — 12th most (1,976 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,973 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (265,896 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.1% — 12th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 6,691,878
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16. Mississippi
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 527 per 100,000 people (15,752 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 25 per 100,000 people — 14th most (739 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,902 per 100,000 people — 14th most (176,254 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.9% — 22nd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,986,530
15. Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 533 per 100,000 people (45,398 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 16 per 100,000 people — 21st most (1,392 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,787 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (322,568 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.1% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 8,517,685
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14. Pennsylvania
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 564 per 100,000 people (72,282 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 43 per 100,000 people — 8th most (5,567 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 3,605 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (461,713 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15.7% — 6th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 12,807,060
13. South Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 571 per 100,000 people (5,034 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 7 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (62 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,176 per 100,000 people — 20th most (45,661 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.0% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 882,235
12. Michigan
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 576 per 100,000 people (57,532 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 55 per 100,000 people — 7th most (5,516 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 4,701 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (469,915 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.2% — 14th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 9,995,915
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11. Iowa
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 624 per 100,000 people (19,688 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 17 per 100,000 people — 20th most (538 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,047 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (159,292 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.4% — 13th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3,156,145
10. Nebraska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 744 per 100,000 people (14,345 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 9 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (178 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,524 per 100,000 people — 16th most (106,570 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.5% — 10th highest
> Date of first known case: 2/17/2020
> Total population: 1,929,268
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9. Louisiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 866 per 100,000 people (40,341 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 58 per 100,000 people — 6th most (2,690 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 8,313 per 100,000 people — 7th most (387,370 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.4% — 16th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 4,659,978
8. Maryland
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 883 per 100,000 people (53,327 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 42 per 100,000 people — 10th most (2,552 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 5,109 per 100,000 people — 21st most (308,730 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 17.3% — 3rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,042,718
7. Illinois
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 952 per 100,000 people (121,234 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 42 per 100,000 people — 9th most (5,412 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 7,207 per 100,000 people — 10th most (918,273 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.2% — 11th highest
> Date of first known case: 1/24/2020
> Total population: 12,741,080
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6. Delaware
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 993 per 100,000 people (9,605 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 38 per 100,000 people — 11th most (368 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 6,457 per 100,000 people — 13th most (62,447 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15.4% — 7th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 967,171
5. Connecticut
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of May 31: 1,196 per 100,000 people (42,743 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of May 31: 111 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (3,970 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of May 31: 7,258 per 100,000 people — 9th most (259,320 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 16.5% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3,572,665
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4. Rhode Island
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 1,418 per 100,000 people (14,991 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 68 per 100,000 people — 5th most (720 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 14,833 per 100,000 people — the most (156,835 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.6% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 1,057,315
3. Massachusetts
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 1,460 per 100,000 people (100,805 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 102 per 100,000 people — 4th most (7,035 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 8,692 per 100,000 people — 6th most (599,919 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 16.8% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: 2/1/2020
> Total population: 6,902,149
2. New Jersey
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 1,806 per 100,000 people (160,918 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 132 per 100,000 people — the most (11,721 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 8,931 per 100,000 people — 5th most (795,600 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 20.2% — the highest
> Date of first known case: 3/4/2020
> Total population: 8,908,520
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1. New York
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 1: 1,902 per 100,000 people (371,711 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 1: 123 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (23,959 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 1: 10,816 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (2,113,777 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 17.6% — 2nd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 19,542,209
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