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The City in Every State Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest
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More than 160,000 Americans are confirmed to have died from COVID-19 — by far the highest death toll of any country. Within the United States, the extent of the spread varies considerably from state to state, and even from county to county. As the number of daily new cases is flattening or even declining in some parts of the country, it continues to surge at a growing rate in others.
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 Aug. 3 and compared it to the average of new daily cases from the previous week to determine the metropolitan statistical area in each state where the spread of the virus is increasing the fastest. We excluded metropolitan areas with fewer than 20 reported new cases in the past 14 days, as well as any cities with an increase of less than 0.5 new daily cases per capita, week-over-week.
The average number of new daily cases per capita nationwide fell slightly week-over-week, from 20.4 per 100,000 during the week ending July 27 to 19.1 per 100,000 in the week ending Aug. 3, a decrease of 1.3 daily new cases per 100,000 people. In seven states, no metro area is reporting a week-over-week increase of at least 0.5 daily new cases per 100,000.
At the other end of the spectrum, one metro area on this list reported a surge of 34 daily new cases per 100,000 people in just one week, from an average of 69 daily new cases per 100,000 residents two weeks ago to an average of 104 per 100,000 the past week.
Generally, the cities on this list where new cases are increasing the fastest — not just in their state but also nationwide — are in states where the virus had been growing the fastest in recent weeks. Notably, these metro areas are in states in the South and West that experienced the worst of the surge that began in early June and that only in the past week or so have experienced a slowdown in the rate of the spread.
Click here to see the city in every state where COVID-19 is growing the fastest
Alabama: Anniston-Oxford, AL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 50 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 35 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,355 per 100,000 people (total: 1,560)
> Population: 114,277
> Avg. new daily cases in Alabama in 7 days ending August 3: 32 per 100,000 (24th most)
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Alaska: Anchorage, AK
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 21 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 14 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 591 per 100,000 people (total: 2,361)
> Population: 399,148
> Avg. new daily cases in Alaska in 7 days ending August 3: 14 per 100,000 (3rd fewest)
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Arizona: Tucson, AZ
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 23 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 22 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,642 per 100,000 people (total: 16,741)
> Population: 1,039,073
> Avg. new daily cases in Arizona in 7 days ending August 3: 34 per 100,000 (14th most)
Arkansas: Fort Smith, AR-OK
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 32 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 26 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,117 per 100,000 people (total: 2,782)
> Population: 282,318
> Avg. new daily cases in Arkansas in 7 days ending August 3: 25 per 100,000 (18th fewest)
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California: Napa, CA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 17 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 13 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 680 per 100,000 people (total: 956)
> Population: 139,417
> Avg. new daily cases in California in 7 days ending August 3: 21 per 100,000 (the most)
Colorado: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in Colorado in 7 days ending August 3: 10 per 100,000 (21st most)
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Connecticut: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 4 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,892 per 100,000 people (total: 17,870)
> Population: 943,823
> Avg. new daily cases in Connecticut in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000 (22nd fewest)
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Delaware: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in Delaware in 7 days ending August 3: 10 per 100,000 (6th fewest)
Florida: Ocala, FL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +28 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 68 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 40 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,517 per 100,000 people (total: 5,286)
> Population: 359,977
> Avg. new daily cases in Florida in 7 days ending August 3: 45 per 100,000 (3rd most)
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Georgia: Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 42 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 30 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,427 per 100,000 people (total: 8,478)
> Population: 605,903
> Avg. new daily cases in Georgia in 7 days ending August 3: 34 per 100,000 (8th most)
Hawaii: Urban Honolulu, HI
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 3 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 211 per 100,000 people (total: 2,083)
> Population: 980,080
> Avg. new daily cases in Hawaii in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000 (11th fewest)
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Idaho: Twin Falls, ID
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 31 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 18 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,560 per 100,000 people (total: 1,671)
> Population: 109,264
> Avg. new daily cases in Idaho in 7 days ending August 3: 28 per 100,000 (12th fewest)
Illinois: Decatur, IL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 16 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 7 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 459 per 100,000 people (total: 489)
> Population: 104,712
> Avg. new daily cases in Illinois in 7 days ending August 3: 12 per 100,000 (6th most)
Indiana: Muncie, IN
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 9 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 5 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 552 per 100,000 people (total: 638)
> Population: 114,772
> Avg. new daily cases in Indiana in 7 days ending August 3: 12 per 100,000 (17th most)
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Iowa: Iowa City, IA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 14 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 13 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,306 per 100,000 people (total: 2,209)
> Population: 173,401
> Avg. new daily cases in Iowa in 7 days ending August 3: 16 per 100,000 (20th fewest)
Kansas: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in Kansas in 7 days ending August 3: 13 per 100,000 (16th fewest)
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Kentucky: Lexington-Fayette, KY
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 15 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 12 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 749 per 100,000 people (total: 3,795)
> Population: 516,697
> Avg. new daily cases in Kentucky in 7 days ending August 3: 13 per 100,000 (25th fewest)
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Louisiana: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in Louisiana in 7 days ending August 3: 39 per 100,000 (25th most)
Maine: Lewiston-Auburn, ME
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 3 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 2 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 510 per 100,000 people (total: 548)
> Population: 107,679
> Avg. new daily cases in Maine in 7 days ending August 3: 2 per 100,000 (9th fewest)
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Maryland: California-Lexington Park, MD
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 10 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 8 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 835 per 100,000 people (total: 931)
> Population: 112,664
> Avg. new daily cases in Maryland in 7 days ending August 3: 15 per 100,000 (19th most)
Massachusetts: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 4 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,791 per 100,000 people (total: 86,196)
> Population: 4,875,390
> Avg. new daily cases in Massachusetts in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000 (15th most)
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Michigan: Monroe, MI
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 9 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 6 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 604 per 100,000 people (total: 904)
> Population: 150,439
> Avg. new daily cases in Michigan in 7 days ending August 3: 8 per 100,000 (10th most)
Minnesota: Duluth, MN-WI
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 6 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 4 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 247 per 100,000 people (total: 714)
> Population: 278,799
> Avg. new daily cases in Minnesota in 7 days ending August 3: 12 per 100,000 (22nd most)
Mississippi: Hattiesburg, MS
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 43 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 42 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 2,127 per 100,000 people (total: 3,571)
> Population: 149,119
> Avg. new daily cases in Mississippi in 7 days ending August 3: 42 per 100,000 (17th fewest)
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Missouri: Columbia, MO
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 23 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 14 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 676 per 100,000 people (total: 1,380)
> Population: 180,005
> Avg. new daily cases in Missouri in 7 days ending August 3: 24 per 100,000 (18th most)
Montana: Billings, MT
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 17 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 15 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 668 per 100,000 people (total: 1,187)
> Population: 171,894
> Avg. new daily cases in Montana in 7 days ending August 3: 11 per 100,000 (8th fewest)
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Nebraska: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 22 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 18 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,549 per 100,000 people (total: 14,298)
> Population: 941,924
> Avg. new daily cases in Nebraska in 7 days ending August 3: 15 per 100,000 (14th fewest)
Nevada: Carson City, NV
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 10 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 8 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 584 per 100,000 people (total: 318)
> Population: 55,414
> Avg. new daily cases in Nevada in 7 days ending August 3: 34 per 100,000 (19th fewest)
New Hampshire: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in New Hampshire in 7 days ending August 3: 2 per 100,000 (10th fewest)
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New Jersey: Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 9 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 4 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 2,121 per 100,000 people (total: 3,253)
> Population: 150,972
> Avg. new daily cases in New Jersey in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000 (11th most)
New Mexico: Santa Fe, NM
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 9 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 8 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 401 per 100,000 people (total: 597)
> Population: 150,056
> Avg. new daily cases in New Mexico in 7 days ending August 3: 14 per 100,000 (15th fewest)
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New York: Kingston, NY
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 2 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,133 per 100,000 people (total: 2,031)
> Population: 178,599
> Avg. new daily cases in New York in 7 days ending August 3: 3 per 100,000 (4th most)
North Carolina: Rocky Mount, NC
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 23 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 17 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,121 per 100,000 people (total: 1,652)
> Population: 146,021
> Avg. new daily cases in North Carolina in 7 days ending August 3: 18 per 100,000 (9th most)
North Dakota: Bismarck, ND
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 31 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 26 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,005 per 100,000 people (total: 1,267)
> Population: 132,317
> Avg. new daily cases in North Dakota in 7 days ending August 3: 16 per 100,000 (4th fewest)
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Ohio: Toledo, OH
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 21 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 18 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 987 per 100,000 people (total: 6,367)
> Population: 602,871
> Avg. new daily cases in Ohio in 7 days ending August 3: 11 per 100,000 (7th most)
Oklahoma: Enid, OK
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 26 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 17 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 598 per 100,000 people (total: 372)
> Population: 60,913
> Avg. new daily cases in Oklahoma in 7 days ending August 3: 26 per 100,000 (23rd fewest)
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Oregon: Grants Pass, OR
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 3 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 2 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 125 per 100,000 people (total: 107)
> Population: 87,393
> Avg. new daily cases in Oregon in 7 days ending August 3: 8 per 100,000 (24th fewest)
Pennsylvania: Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 3 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 951 per 100,000 people (total: 5,296)
> Population: 555,485
> Avg. new daily cases in Pennsylvania in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000 (5th most)
Rhode Island: Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 6 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,634 per 100,000 people (total: 26,397)
> Population: 1,621,337
> Avg. new daily cases in Rhode Island in 7 days ending August 3: 10 per 100,000 (7th fewest)
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South Carolina: Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 49 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 41 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,991 per 100,000 people (total: 4,192)
> Population: 217,686
> Avg. new daily cases in South Carolina in 7 days ending August 3: 30 per 100,000 (23rd most)
South Dakota: Sioux Falls, SD
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 17 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 11 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,910 per 100,000 people (total: 4,880)
> Population: 266,100
> Avg. new daily cases in South Dakota in 7 days ending August 3: 9 per 100,000 (5th fewest)
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Tennessee: Morristown, TN
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 51 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 37 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 1,353 per 100,000 people (total: 1,894)
> Population: 118,581
> Avg. new daily cases in Tennessee in 7 days ending August 3: 33 per 100,000 (16th most)
Texas: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +34 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 104 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 69 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 3,205 per 100,000 people (total: 13,516)
> Population: 423,908
> Avg. new daily cases in Texas in 7 days ending August 3: 25 per 100,000 ()
Utah: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in Utah in 7 days ending August 3: 15 per 100,000 (21st fewest)
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Vermont: No MSA With Substantial COVID-19 Increase
> Avg. new daily cases in Vermont in 7 days ending August 3: 1 per 100,000 (2nd fewest)
Virginia: Lynchburg, VA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 14 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 10 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 430 per 100,000 people (total: 1,122)
> Population: 265,405
> Avg. new daily cases in Virginia in 7 days ending August 3: 12 per 100,000 (12th most)
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Washington: Walla Walla, WA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 19 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 17 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 754 per 100,000 people (total: 454)
> Population: 65,611
> Avg. new daily cases in Washington in 7 days ending August 3: 11 per 100,000 (13th most)
West Virginia: Beckley, WV
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 6 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 272 per 100,000 people (total: 327)
> Population: 117,272
> Avg. new daily cases in West Virginia in 7 days ending August 3: 7 per 100,000 (13th fewest)
Wisconsin: Sheboygan, WI
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 16 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 11 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 540 per 100,000 people (total: 622)
> Population: 115,456
> Avg. new daily cases in Wisconsin in 7 days ending August 3: 15 per 100,000 (20th most)
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Wyoming: Casper, WY
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending August 3: 5 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending July 27: 3 per 100,000
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of August 3: 269 per 100,000 people (total: 217)
> Population: 79,115
> Avg. new daily cases in Wyoming in 7 days ending August 3: 9 per 100,000 (the fewest)
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