Special Report

States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (And Where It’s Still Getting Worse)

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Evidence continues to mount that the surge in COVID-19 cases that occurred this summer is subsiding. On Aug. 23, 36,422 new cases were reported across the U.S., the lowest single-day total since late June. While the spread of COVID-19 across the country appears to be slowing down, new daily cases remain relatively high. For reference, those 36,422 cases are still higher than any daily total before late June, including during the months when most U.S. states completely shut down. And while the spread has been slowing for the nation as a whole, it has actually increased in a number of states in the most recent week.

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. 23 and compared it to the average from the previous week to determine the states where the spread of the coronavirus is declining the fastest, where it is remaining relatively unchanged, and where it is still increasing.

The average number of new daily cases per capita in the United States fell slightly, from 15.3 per 100,000 during the week ending Aug. 16 to 13.7 per 100,000 in the week ending Aug. 23, a decrease of 1.6 daily new cases per 100,000 people. In 13 states, the average number of daily new cases declined by at least 2 per 100,000, week-over-week, including two states that reported decreases of 8.9 daily cases, week-over-week. Meanwhile, six states reported an increase of at least 1 case per 100,000.

The states that recorded the largest decreases in the number of daily new cases per capita are primarily in the South and West, many of which reported surges in June and July. Even after reporting declines in new cases over the past week, these states still, for the most part, have among the most daily cases per capita. These include Georgia, which reported a decline of 6.8 cases, from 31.3 per 100,000 residents to 24.5 per 100,000. After that decrease, the state still has the second-most new daily COVID-19 cases per capita.

Even as the state figure has been declining, Georgia still has one metro area reporting a substantial increase in new cases, although the majority of cities reporting the fastest spread are in another state. Here are the cities where COVID-19 is growing the fastest.

Starting Aug. 12, Massachusetts began excluding probable COVID-19 cases and deaths from its official COVID-19 case and death counts. As a result, we excluded Massachusetts from all growth calculations.

Click here to see the states where the virus spread is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse)

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49. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -8.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 16.9 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 25.8 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 3,068 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 142,943)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 99 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 4,605)
> Population: 4.7 million

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48. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -8.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 15.4 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 24.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,252 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 110,094)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 40 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,944)
> Population: 4.9 million

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47. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -8.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 21.7 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 30.1 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,820 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 600,571)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 49 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 10,462)
> Population: 21.3 million

46. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -7.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 27.0 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,702 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 29,853)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 18 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 307)
> Population: 1.8 million

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45. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -6.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 24.5 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 31.3 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,414 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 253,949)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 49 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 5,132)
> Population: 10.5 million

44. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 22.2 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 27.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,099 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 142,083)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 23 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 1,563)
> Population: 6.8 million

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43. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 15.5 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,203 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 111,988)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 49 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 2,504)
> Population: 5.1 million

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42. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 16.2 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 20.4 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,877 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 56,574)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 23 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 687)
> Population: 3.0 million

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41. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 14.2 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 754 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 5,558)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 32)
> Population: 747,000

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40. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 14.4 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,762 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 198,103)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 67 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 4,771)
> Population: 7.2 million

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39. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 24.7 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 27.1 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,608 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 77,894)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 75 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 2,240)
> Population: 3.0 million

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38. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 22.5 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 24.8 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,162 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 65,601)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 39 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 1,197)
> Population: 3.0 million

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37. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,723 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 104,102)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 61 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 3,691)
> Population: 6.0 million

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36. 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 August 23: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 8.3 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,164 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 24,396)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 36 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 745)
> Population: 2.1 million

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35. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 5.4 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 7.1 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 968 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 55,143)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 34 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 1,918)
> Population: 5.7 million

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34. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 12.3 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,284 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 85,932)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 45 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 3,003)
> Population: 6.7 million

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33. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 9.7 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 982 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 114,802)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 34 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 3,978)
> Population: 11.7 million

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32. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 10.7 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 12.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,326 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 112,966)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 29 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 2,467)
> Population: 8.5 million

30. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 12.0 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.3 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,212 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 70,462)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 19 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 1,081)
> Population: 5.8 million

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31. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 8.8 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 942 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 71,012)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 25 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 1,863)
> Population: 7.5 million

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29. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 9.5 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 10.7 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 605 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 6,429)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 9 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 90)
> Population: 1.1 million

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28. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 18.7 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 19.7 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,678 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 663,669)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 31 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 12,134)
> Population: 39.6 million

26. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 12.1 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,554 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 49,115)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 12 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 385)
> Population: 3.2 million

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27. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 3.5 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 4.4 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,127 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 189,494)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 179 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 15,946)
> Population: 8.9 million

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25. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 7.6 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,069 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 106,808)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 67 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 6,659)
> Population: 10.0 million

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24. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 17.0 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 17.8 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,348 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 53,165)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 18 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 726)
> Population: 3.9 million

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23. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 5.5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,008 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 129,048)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 59 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 7,578)
> Population: 12.8 million

21. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 13.0 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.5 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,647 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 31,780)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 20 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 376)
> Population: 1.9 million

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22. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 11.5 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,240 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 69,584)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 32 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 1,767)
> Population: 5.6 million

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20. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 6.2 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 513 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 9,272)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 10 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 178)
> Population: 1.8 million

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19. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 9.9 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 10.3 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,747 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 16,895)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 62 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 600)
> Population: 1.0 million

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18. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 1.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 524 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 7,107)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 32 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 429)
> Population: 1.4 million

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17. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 6.4 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 6.8 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 595 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 24,937)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 10 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 417)
> Population: 4.2 million

16. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 12.8 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.1 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,494 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 155,113)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 24 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,531)
> Population: 10.4 million

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15. 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 August 23: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,199 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 429,737)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 129 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 25,288)
> Population: 19.5 million

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14. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 13.3 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.3 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 964 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 43,066)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 20 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 872)
> Population: 4.5 million

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13. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 23.8 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 23.7 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 2,012 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 577,537)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 40 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 11,370)
> Population: 28.7 million

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12. 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 August 23: 1.2 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 1.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 249 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,557)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 9 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,000

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11. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 2.5 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 2.2 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,442 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 51,519)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 125 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,460)
> Population: 3.6 million

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10. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 18.8 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 18.5 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,225 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 75,050)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 23 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,426)
> Population: 6.1 million

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9. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 8.5 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,988 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 21,022)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 97 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,030)
> Population: 1.1 million

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8. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 1.0 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 324 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 4,335)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 10 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 131)
> Population: 1.3 million

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7. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 14.2 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.3 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 448 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 6,356)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 3 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 47)
> Population: 1.4 million

6. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,266 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 36,856)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 14 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 419)
> Population: 2.9 million

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5. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 13.5 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,728 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 220,178)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 62 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 7,880)
> Population: 12.7 million

4. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 20.5 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 18.0 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,299 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 9,876)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 18 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 136)
> Population: 760,000

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3. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 17.3 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 14.6 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,779 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 56,157)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 33 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 1,035)
> Population: 3.2 million

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2. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 13.5 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 1,278 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 11,276)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 18 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 161)
> Population: 882,000

1. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 23: 7.8 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 16: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 23: 620 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 3,579)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 23: 6 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 37)
> Population: 578,000

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