Special Report
States With the Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases
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As of mid-June, there have been more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, including over 115,000 deaths. Novel coronavirus cases tend to cluster in certain areas — three states have had fewer than 1,000 confirmed cases, while five states have surpassed 100,000 coronavirus cases.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases, as reported by local and state government health agencies since the outbreak began through June 14, 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 14 for all states except for South Carolina and Connecticut, for which data is accurate as of June 13, as well as Oregon and Oklahoma, for which data is accurate as of June 12.
Northeastern states like New York and New Jersey that were initially the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak still have the highest numbers of confirmed cases per 100,000 residents. However, the majority of those states have had a decline in new cases, while many states that still rank relatively low for total confirmed cases per capita have recorded a sharp increase in new cases. Of the eight states to average more than 10 new daily cases per 100,000 residents from June 8 to June 14, just one, Maryland, ranks among the 10 states with the highest number of confirmed cases per 100,000 for the duration of the pandemic so far.
At the same time, states like Arizona, Arkansas, and Alabama, which had relatively few cases per capita when the pandemic began, recorded their highest daily number of new cases within the last week. Within each of these states, several metropolitan areas have become hot spots for the virus. These are the cities where COVID-19 is growing the fastest.
New COVID-19 cases in the U.S. began declining in April, as states enacted strict social distancing measures to reduce transmission of the virus. As many areas started to lift stay-at-home orders and allowed nonessential businesses to open, the number of new cases began to increase in many of those states. These are every state’s rules for social distancing and reopening.
Click here to see the states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases
50. Hawaii
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 51 per 100,000 people (728 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,990 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (70,877 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — 3rd 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 14: 57 per 100,000 people (601 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (19 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 5,545 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (58,907 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — 2nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,062,305
48. Alaska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 90 per 100,000 people (661 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (12 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 9,962 per 100,000 people — 8th most (73,467 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 0.9% — the lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 737,438
47. West Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 127 per 100,000 people (2,289 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 5 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (88 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,261 per 100,000 people — 20th most (131,123 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.7% — 4th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/17/2020
> Total population: 1,805,832
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46. Oregon
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 12: 128 per 100,000 people (5,377 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 12: 4 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (173 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 12: 3,962 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (166,019 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.2% — 6th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/28/2020
> Total population: 4,190,713
45. Vermont
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 180 per 100,000 people (1,127 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 9 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (55 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 8,140 per 100,000 people — 15th most (50,982 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 2.2% — 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 14: 183 per 100,000 people (1,060 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (18 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 5,433 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (31,388 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.4% — 8th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 577,737
43. Idaho
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 194 per 100,000 people (3,399 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (87 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 3,571 per 100,000 people — the fewest (62,642 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.4% — 19th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,754,208
42. Maine
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 209 per 100,000 people (2,793 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (100 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 5,274 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (70,589 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.0% — 11th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 1,338,404
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41. Oklahoma
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 12: 209 per 100,000 people (8,231 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 12: 9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (359 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 12: 6,407 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (252,624 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.3% — 7th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 3,943,079
40. Missouri
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 258 per 100,000 people (15,810 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 14 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (879 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,497 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (275,489 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.7% — 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 14: 279 per 100,000 people (12,445 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 11 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (499 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,585 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (294,265 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.2% — 12th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 4,468,402
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38. Texas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 306 per 100,000 people (87,854 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 7 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (1,976 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,515 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (1,295,983 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.8% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/12/2020
> Total population: 28,701,845
37. Washington
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 339 per 100,000 people (25,538 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 16 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (1,213 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 5,974 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (450,146 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.7% — 21st lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/21/2020
> Total population: 7,535,591
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36. Ohio
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 352 per 100,000 people (41,148 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 22 per 100,000 people — 18th most (2,557 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,647 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (543,260 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.6% — 23rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 11,689,442
35. Florida
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 355 per 100,000 people (75,568 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 14 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (2,931 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,620 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (1,409,992 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.4% — 17th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 21,299,325
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34. Nevada
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 368 per 100,000 people (11,173 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 15 per 100,000 people — 25th most (464 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,966 per 100,000 people — 16th most (241,729 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.6% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 3,034,392
33. South Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 13: 370 per 100,000 people (18,795 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 12 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (600 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 13: 5,627 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (286,100 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.6% — 24th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,084,127
32. California
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 376 per 100,000 people (148,855 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 13 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (5,063 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,083 per 100,000 people — 25th most (2,801,996 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 15th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/25/2020
> Total population: 39,557,045
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31. Kansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 379 per 100,000 people (11,047 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 8 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (243 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,436 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (129,152 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.6% — 18th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 2,911,510
30. Wisconsin
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 391 per 100,000 people (22,758 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 12 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (692 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,227 per 100,000 people — 21st most (420,124 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.4% — 18th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/5/2020
> Total population: 5,813,568
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29. New Hampshire
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 392 per 100,000 people (5,318 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 24 per 100,000 people — 15th most (320 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,181 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (97,407 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.5% — 20th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 1,356,458
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28. North Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 405 per 100,000 people (3,080 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 10 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (74 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 11,430 per 100,000 people — 5th most (86,880 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.5% — 9th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 760,077
27. Arkansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 415 per 100,000 people (12,501 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 6 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (179 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,536 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (196,989 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.3% — 23rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 3,013,825
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26. North Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 425 per 100,000 people (44,119 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 11 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (1,109 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,040 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (627,130 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.0% — 25th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/3/2020
> Total population: 10,383,620
25. Tennessee
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 450 per 100,000 people (30,432 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 7 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (475 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 9,085 per 100,000 people — 11th most (615,043 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.9% — 14th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,770,010
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24. Utah
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 453 per 100,000 people (14,313 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 4 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (139 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 8,469 per 100,000 people — 12th most (267,713 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/25/2020
> Total population: 3,161,105
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23. New Mexico
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 464 per 100,000 people (9,723 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 21 per 100,000 people — 19th most (435 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 12,583 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (263,665 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.7% — 10th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,095,428
22. Arizona
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 498 per 100,000 people (35,691 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 17 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (1,186 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,709 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (337,728 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.6% — 14th highest
> Date of first known case: 1/26/2020
> Total population: 7,171,646
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21. Colorado
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 511 per 100,000 people (29,130 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 28 per 100,000 people — 14th most (1,599 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,328 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (246,478 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.8% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 5,695,564
20. Alabama
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 516 per 100,000 people (25,235 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 16 per 100,000 people — 24th most (768 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,078 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (297,075 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.5% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 4,887,871
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19. Minnesota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 543 per 100,000 people (30,471 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 23 per 100,000 people — 17th most (1,298 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,444 per 100,000 people — 18th most (417,710 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.3% — 24th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,611,179
18. Georgia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 549 per 100,000 people (57,797 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 23 per 100,000 people — 16th most (2,451 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,944 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (730,451 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.9% — 22nd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 10,519,475
17. Indiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 596 per 100,000 people (39,909 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 33 per 100,000 people — 12th most (2,240 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 5,206 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (348,391 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.5% — 11th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 6,691,878
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16. Pennsylvania
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 615 per 100,000 people (78,798 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 49 per 100,000 people — 10th most (6,215 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 4,554 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (583,233 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.5% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 12,807,060
15. Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 640 per 100,000 people (54,506 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 18 per 100,000 people — 21st most (1,546 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 5,478 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (466,597 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.7% — 10th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 8,517,685
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14. Mississippi
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 653 per 100,000 people (19,516 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 30 per 100,000 people — 13th most (891 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,555 per 100,000 people — 17th most (225,637 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.6% — 17th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,986,530
13. Michigan
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 659 per 100,000 people (65,836 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 60 per 100,000 people — 7th most (6,013 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 8,157 per 100,000 people — 14th most (815,374 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.1% — 21st highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 9,995,915
12. South Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 669 per 100,000 people (5,898 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 9 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (75 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,404 per 100,000 people — 19th most (65,319 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.0% — 16th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 882,235
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11. Iowa
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 757 per 100,000 people (23,904 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 21 per 100,000 people — 20th most (651 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,118 per 100,000 people — 24th most (224,655 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.6% — 13th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3,156,145
10. Nebraska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 867 per 100,000 people (16,725 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 11 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (216 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 7,149 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (137,924 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.1% — 8th 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 14: 1,000 per 100,000 people (46,619 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 62 per 100,000 people — 6th most (2,901 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 10,930 per 100,000 people — 6th most (509,332 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.2% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 4,659,978
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8. Maryland
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 1,021 per 100,000 people (61,701 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 49 per 100,000 people — 9th most (2,939 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 6,873 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (415,309 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.9% — 3rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,042,718
7. Illinois
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 1,040 per 100,000 people (132,543 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 50 per 100,000 people — 8th most (6,308 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 9,348 per 100,000 people — 10th most (1,190,985 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.1% — 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 14: 1,061 per 100,000 people (10,264 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 44 per 100,000 people — 11th most (422 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 8,456 per 100,000 people — 13th most (81,787 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.5% — 7th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 967,171
5. Connecticut
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 13: 1,262 per 100,000 people (45,088 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 118 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (4,201 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 13: 9,718 per 100,000 people — 9th most (347,190 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.0% — 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 14: 1,508 per 100,000 people (15,947 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 79 per 100,000 people — 5th most (833 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 18,114 per 100,000 people — the most (191,518 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.3% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 1,057,315
3. Massachusetts
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 14: 1,530 per 100,000 people (105,603 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 110 per 100,000 people — 4th most (7,624 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 10,263 per 100,000 people — 7th most (708,383 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.9% — 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 14: 1,873 per 100,000 people (166,881 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 142 per 100,000 people — the most (12,625 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 12,321 per 100,000 people — 4th most (1,097,616 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15.2% — 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 14: 1,962 per 100,000 people (383,324 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 14: 126 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (24,551 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 14: 15,017 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (2,934,599 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.1% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 19,542,209
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