Special Report
States With the Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases
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The U.S. was rapidly nearing 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of June 8. While the pandemic has affected all 50 states, more than 1 million of the nation’s cases are concentrated in just seven states. While these seven states all have high populations, the majority also have among the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases as reported by local and state government health agencies as of June 7, 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.
From June 1 to June 7, there were an average of 6.5 new daily COVID-19 cases nationwide per 100,000 U.S. residents. Nine of the 10 states with the most confirmed cases per capita reported a higher daily average of new cases per capita the past week. New York, the hardest-hit state by the coronavirus, has recently shown significant signs of improvement. Of the ten, It was the only state to report a smaller increase in daily cases compared to the U.S. increase, at 6.0 per 100,000 New York residents.
Conversely, some states that previously had relatively few cases per capita are reporting spikes in coronavirus infections. For instance, both Arizona and Mississippi reported around 10 new daily cases per 100,000 residents in the past week, among the highest new daily cases per capita.
In addition to each state’s health care system, state economies have also been severely damaged by the coronavirus and measures taken to curb its spread. Each state’s unemployment rate is much higher now than it was in February before the virus hit — ranging from just under 8% to well over 25%. These are the state economies most likely to be crippled by COVID-19.
Click here to see the states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases
50. Hawaii
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 48 per 100,000 people (675 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,453 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (63,259 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.1% — 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 7: 51 per 100,000 people (545 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (18 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,460 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (47,378 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.2% — 3rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,062,305
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48. Alaska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 74 per 100,000 people (544 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 1 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (10 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 8,801 per 100,000 people — 8th most (64,904 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 0.8% — the lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 737,438
47. Oregon
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 115 per 100,000 people (4,808 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 4 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (164 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,541 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (148,400 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.2% — 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 7: 119 per 100,000 people (2,144 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 5 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (84 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,191 per 100,000 people — 20th most (111,807 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.9% — 4th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/17/2020
> Total population: 1,805,832
45. Wyoming
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 164 per 100,000 people (947 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,976 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (28,751 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.3% — 8th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 577,737
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44. Vermont
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 170 per 100,000 people (1,063 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 9 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (55 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,581 per 100,000 people — 16th most (41,218 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 2.6% — 5th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 626,299
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43. Idaho
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 179 per 100,000 people (3,139 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (83 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,195 per 100,000 people — the fewest (56,041 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.6% — 18th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,754,208
42. Oklahoma
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 181 per 100,000 people (7,150 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (348 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,662 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (223,245 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 7: 192 per 100,000 people (2,570 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 7 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (99 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,449 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (59,552 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.3% — 11th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 1,338,404
40. Missouri
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 238 per 100,000 people (14,553 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 13 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (809 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,864 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (236,755 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.1% — 24th 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 7: 253 per 100,000 people (11,287 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 11 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (470 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,568 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (248,806 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.5% — 12th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 4,468,402
38. Texas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 261 per 100,000 people (74,978 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 6 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (1,830 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,834 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (1,100,446 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.8% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/12/2020
> Total population: 28,701,845
37. South Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 281 per 100,000 people (14,286 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 11 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (546 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,845 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (246,331 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.8% — 19th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,084,127
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36. Florida
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 300 per 100,000 people (63,938 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 13 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (2,700 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,714 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (1,217,105 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 14th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 21,299,325
35. Washington
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 311 per 100,000 people (23,442 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 15 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (1,153 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,316 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (400,588 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.9% — 20th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/21/2020
> Total population: 7,535,591
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34. Arkansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 313 per 100,000 people (9,426 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 5 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (154 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,318 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (160,273 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.9% — 21st lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 3,013,825
33. Nevada
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 318 per 100,000 people (9,649 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 14 per 100,000 people — 24th most (438 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,790 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (175,697 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.5% — 17th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 3,034,392
32. California
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 326 per 100,000 people (128,812 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 12 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (4,626 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,972 per 100,000 people — 24th most (2,362,218 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.5% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/25/2020
> Total population: 39,557,045
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31. Ohio
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 329 per 100,000 people (38,476 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 20 per 100,000 people — 18th most (2,377 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,989 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (466,279 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.3% — 21st highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 11,689,442
30. North Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 342 per 100,000 people (35,546 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 10 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (996 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,923 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (511,226 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.0% — 25th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/3/2020
> Total population: 10,383,620
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29. Kansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 357 per 100,000 people (10,393 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 8 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (232 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,904 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (113,653 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.1% — 17th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 2,911,510
28. Wisconsin
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 358 per 100,000 people (20,835 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 11 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (647 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,964 per 100,000 people — 25th most (346,702 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.0% — 23rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/5/2020
> Total population: 5,813,568
27. New Hampshire
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 370 per 100,000 people (5,019 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 21 per 100,000 people — 16th most (283 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,193 per 100,000 people — 19th most (84,009 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.0% — 22nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 1,356,458
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26. Arizona
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 375 per 100,000 people (26,889 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 15 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (1,044 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,927 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (281,621 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.5% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: 1/26/2020
> Total population: 7,171,646
25. North Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 376 per 100,000 people (2,861 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (72 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 10,516 per 100,000 people — 5th most (79,933 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. Utah
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 382 per 100,000 people (12,066 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 4 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (121 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 7,527 per 100,000 people — 11th most (237,951 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.1% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/25/2020
> Total population: 3,161,105
23. Tennessee
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 385 per 100,000 people (26,071 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 6 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (417 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 7,259 per 100,000 people — 12th most (491,421 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 15th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,770,010
22. Alabama
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 413 per 100,000 people (20,166 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 14 per 100,000 people — 25th most (688 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,304 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (259,232 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.8% — 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 7: 427 per 100,000 people (8,940 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 19 per 100,000 people — 20th most (396 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 11,185 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (234,375 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.8% — 10th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,095,428
20. Colorado
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 492 per 100,000 people (28,001 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 27 per 100,000 people — 14th most (1,527 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 3,774 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (214,940 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.0% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 5,695,564
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19. Georgia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 494 per 100,000 people (51,920 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 21 per 100,000 people — 17th most (2,180 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,054 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (636,859 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.2% — 22nd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 10,519,475
18. Minnesota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 497 per 100,000 people (27,886 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 21 per 100,000 people — 15th most (1,186 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,134 per 100,000 people — 21st most (344,203 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.1% — 23rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,611,179
17. Indiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 559 per 100,000 people (37,397 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 32 per 100,000 people — 12th most (2,121 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,547 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (304,263 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.3% — 11th 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 7: 578 per 100,000 people (17,270 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 27 per 100,000 people — 13th most (817 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,801 per 100,000 people — 15th most (203,127 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.5% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,986,530
15. Pennsylvania
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 590 per 100,000 people (75,592 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 46 per 100,000 people — 8th most (5,943 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,058 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (519,765 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.5% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 12,807,060
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14. Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 595 per 100,000 people (50,681 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 17 per 100,000 people — 21st most (1,472 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 4,464 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (380,201 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.3% — 8th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 8,517,685
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13. South Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 616 per 100,000 people (5,438 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (65 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,468 per 100,000 people — 17th most (57,060 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.5% — 16th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 882,235
12. Michigan
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 644 per 100,000 people (64,413 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 59 per 100,000 people — 7th most (5,895 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 7,110 per 100,000 people — 14th most (710,718 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.1% — 18th 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 7: 685 per 100,000 people (21,611 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 19 per 100,000 people — 19th most (602 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 5,936 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (187,356 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.5% — 13th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3,156,145
10. Nebraska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 810 per 100,000 people (15,634 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 10 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (188 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,301 per 100,000 people — 18th most (121,569 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.9% — 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 7: 919 per 100,000 people (42,816 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 61 per 100,000 people — 6th most (2,825 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 9,315 per 100,000 people — 7th most (434,065 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.9% — 14th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 4,659,978
8. Maryland
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 959 per 100,000 people (57,973 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 45 per 100,000 people — 10th most (2,749 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 6,037 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (364,803 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15.9% — 3rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,042,718
7. Illinois
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 1,003 per 100,000 people (127,757 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 46 per 100,000 people — 9th most (5,904 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 8,184 per 100,000 people — 10th most (1,042,774 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.3% — 12th 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 7: 1,028 per 100,000 people (9,942 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 41 per 100,000 people — 11th most (398 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 7,134 per 100,000 people — 13th most (68,997 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.4% — 7th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 967,171
5. Connecticut
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 1,231 per 100,000 people (43,968 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 114 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (4,071 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 8,463 per 100,000 people — 9th most (302,354 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.5% — 6th 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 7: 1,460 per 100,000 people (15,441 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 73 per 100,000 people — 5th most (772 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 16,148 per 100,000 people — the most (170,739 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.0% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 1,057,315
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3. Massachusetts
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 1,499 per 100,000 people (103,436 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 106 per 100,000 people — 4th most (7,316 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 9,397 per 100,000 people — 6th most (648,616 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15.9% — 2nd highest
> Date of first known case: 2/1/2020
> Total population: 6,902,149
2. New Jersey
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 7: 1,843 per 100,000 people (164,164 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 137 per 100,000 people — the most (12,176 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 10,781 per 100,000 people — 4th most (960,425 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 17.1% — 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 7: 1,935 per 100,000 people (378,097 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 7: 124 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (24,259 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 7: 12,782 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (2,497,842 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15.1% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 19,542,209
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