Special Report
States Where the Virus Is Growing the Fastest Right Now
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Coronavirus is surging across the country, with no signs of slowing down. The number of new cases in the United States has more than tripled from fewer than 20,000 per day in early June to at least 60,000 in 9 of the last 10 days through July 19. This includes a record-high 75,800 on July 17, well exceeding the peaks recorded during the initial wave of COVID-19 in April. As the surge has worsened in recent weeks, a number of states have postponed plans to move to the next phase of reopening their economies.
Using data from state and local health departments, 24/7 Wall St. compiled and reviewed the average of new daily confirmed COVID-19 cases for the week ending July 19 and compared it to the average of new daily cases from the previous week to determine the states where the virus is growing the fastest. For Oregon, data on COVID-19 infections and deaths is current as of July 17.
The average number of new daily cases per capita in the United States has increased from 16.2 per 100,000 during the week ending July 12 to 19.4 in the week ending July 19, an increase of 3.2 daily new cases per 100,000 people. In a half dozen U.S. states, the average number of daily new cases climbed by more than twice as much. Two states reported an average of 53.8 daily new cases per 100,000 residents over the last week, up from an average of 43.1 the week before.
While the average number of new daily cases is climbing nationwide, it is stagnant or declining in some states, primarily those that were initially hit the hardest by the virus, such as Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Those states still rank as having among the most total cases per capita since the pandemic began, even after months of declines. These are the states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases.
Meanwhile, the states where cases are surging are primarily located in the South and the West, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. Cases in these states have been skyrocketing for weeks, and are still growing. One outlier on this list is Arizona, which recorded a week-over-week decline of 7.4 cases per capita, the largest decline of any state. However, Arizona has been a hot spot for weeks and still has a long way to go before residents can breathe a sigh of relief. The state’s decline in cases moves it to an average daily count of about 3,200 per day, or 45 per day per 100,000 people, which is still second highest among states.
Click here to see the states where the virus is growing the fastest right now
50. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -7.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 45.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 52.4 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 2,003 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 143,624)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 38 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 2,761)
> Population: 7.2 million
> Date of first known case: January 26, 2020
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49. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,398 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 13,519)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 54 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 523)
> Population: 968,000
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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48. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 11.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 11.7 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 540 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 33,093)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 18 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 1,129)
> Population: 6.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
47. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 896 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 7,906)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 13 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 118)
> Population: 882,000
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
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46. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 1.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 275 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 3,687)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 117)
> Population: 1.3 million
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
45. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,984 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 176,783)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 176 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 15,706)
> Population: 8.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 4, 2020
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44. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 1.7 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.6 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 457 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 6,203)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 29 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 398)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
43. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3.6 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 2,079 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 406,305)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 128 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 25,035)
> Population: 19.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
42. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 2.2 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,341 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 47,893)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 123 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 4,396)
> Population: 3.6 million
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
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41. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 1.3 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.0 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 216 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 1,350)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 9 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 56)
> Population: 626,000
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
40. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.6 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 95 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,354)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 2 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 24)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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39. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 368 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 2,126)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 4 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 24)
> Population: 578,000
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
38. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3.1 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,645 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 113,534)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 122 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 8,431)
> Population: 6.9 million
> Date of first known case: February 1, 2020
37. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.4 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 789 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 101,027)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 55 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 7,015)
> Population: 12.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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36. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.8 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 276 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 4,983)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 6 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 100)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 17, 2020
35. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for five days ending July 17: 7.7 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.9 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 17: 329 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 13,802)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 17: 6 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 254)
> Population: 4.2 million
> Date of first known case: February 28, 2020
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34. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 4.4 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,683 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 17,793)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 94 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 990)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
33. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 13.0 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 810 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 16,971)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 27 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 571)
> Population: 2.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
32. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 8.4 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,268 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 161,575)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 57 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 7,295)
> Population: 12.7 million
> Date of first known case: January 24, 2020
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31. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 819 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 81,868)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 64 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 6,366)
> Population: 10.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
30. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 7.8 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 705 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 40,142)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 31 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 1,752)
> Population: 5.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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29. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.3 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8.3 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 611 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 46,026)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 19 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 1,444)
> Population: 7.5 million
> Date of first known case: January 21, 2020
28. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 823 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 46,204)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 27 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,541)
> Population: 5.6 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
27. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 21.5 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 19.2 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 972 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 384,692)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 19 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 7,685)
> Population: 39.6 million
> Date of first known case: January 25, 2020
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26. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 17.0 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 14.7 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,224 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 38,637)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 25 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 792)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
25. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 11.4 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 9.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 641 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 74,932)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 27 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 3,174)
> Population: 11.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
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24. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 21.3 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 18.7 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,079 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 34,117)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 8 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 243)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: February 25, 2020
23. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 9.4 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.8 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 496 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 22,184)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 15 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 667)
> Population: 4.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
22. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 7.9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 254 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 1,874)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 18)
> Population: 737,000
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
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21. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.9 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.9 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,171 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 22,583)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 16 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 301)
> Population: 1.9 million
> Date of first known case: February 17, 2020
20. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.2 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.1 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,293 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 78,131)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 56 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 3,377)
> Population: 6.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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19. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 845 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 56,571)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 39 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 2,629)
> Population: 6.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
18. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.5 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 909 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 77,430)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 24 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 2,027)
> Population: 8.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
17. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 10.3 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 728 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 42,315)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 15 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 844)
> Population: 5.8 million
> Date of first known case: February 5, 2020
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16. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 19.4 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 15.5 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 961 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 99,778)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 16 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 1,634)
> Population: 10.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 3, 2020
15. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 238 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 2,533)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 37)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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14. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 11.8 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 660 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 5,019)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 12 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 92)
> Population: 760,000
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
13. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 18.0 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 13.5 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 641 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 25,265)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 11 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 451)
> Population: 3.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
12. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 23.5 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 18.8 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,079 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 32,533)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 12 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 357)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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11. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 17.5 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 12.7 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 754 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 21,965)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 10 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 299)
> Population: 2.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
10. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 32.2 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 27.3 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,132 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 325,030)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 14 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 3,958)
> Population: 28.7 million
> Date of first known case: February 12, 2020
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9. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 31.8 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 26.6 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,179 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 35,765)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 21 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 647)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
8. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 28.7 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 23.4 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,428 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 42,638)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 45 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 1,355)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
7. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 37.3 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 31.0 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,377 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 69,986)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 23 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 1,155)
> Population: 5.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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6. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 30.1 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 23.3 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,154 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 78,115)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 12 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 843)
> Population: 6.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
5. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 29.0 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 22.1 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 815 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 14,302)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 119)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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4. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 42.1 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 33.5 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,968 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 91,706)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 74 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 3,433)
> Population: 4.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
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3. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 33.1 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 24.0 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,361 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 143,123)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 30 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 3,173)
> Population: 10.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
2. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 35.0 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 24.4 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,348 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 65,865)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 26 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 1,254)
> Population: 4.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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1. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 53.8 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 43.1 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 19: 1,643 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 350,047)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 19: 24 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 5,091)
> Population: 21.3 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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