Special Report
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
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Infectious disease experts have long warned that the U.S. could face a second wave of COVID-19 during the fall and winter. In the second week of October, cases have been on the rise. Health authorities reported over 50,000 confirmed new infections in three different days so far in October, whereas there was only one such day in September.
Nationwide, there were an average of 13.8 daily cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 U.S. residents in the week ending Oct. 11. This is an increase from the week before, in which there were an average of 12.9 daily new cases per 100,000 Americans. This increase has affected nearly all parts of the country — only 11 states reported a week-over-week decline in daily average cases.
Using data from state and local health departments, 24/7 Wall St. calculated each state’s average of new daily confirmed COVID-19 cases for the week ending Oct. 11 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 has relatively unchanged, and where it is still increasing.
When comparing the week ending on Oct. 11 to the week before, the average number of daily new cases in the U.S. increased by 0.9 cases per 100,000 residents. In a dozen states, the average number of daily new cases per capita increased by more than four times as much. Five of these states are in the West, four are in the Midwest, two are in the South, and one is in the Northeast.
Four of the five states with the largest declines in their daily average cases per capita week of week are located in the South. Each of these states still reported daily average case per capita figures that were higher than the nationwide rate overall.
The Midwest region is struggling with relatively high infection rates — of the 11 states to average more than 25 daily new cases per 100,000 residents, six are in the Midwest. Only two of the 13 Midwest states averaged fewer daily new cases per capita over the past week than the U.S. average of 13.8 per 100,000.
Conversely, only one Northeastern state reported a higher average of daily new cases over the past week than the U.S. average. The West was a mixed bag, with states ranging anywhere from 6.8 to 43.4 daily new cases per 100,000. No Southern state had among either the very highest or very lowest averages of daily new cases per capita.
A high rate of infections per capita is often attributable, at least in part, to an outbreak or clusters of outbreaks within a city, county, or community. A number of counties have reported significant resurgences, averaging dozens of daily new cases per capita, even though these areas reported spikes earlier in the pandemic. These are the places where COVID-19 is resurging.
Even as COVID-19 is infecting more Americans, many states are continuing to relax social distancing guidelines at places like restaurants. Many restaurants, however, are restricted to just 25% of their capacity, while others have expanded to 50% or even 100% capacity in recent weeks. These are the restaurant reopening restrictions in every state.
Click here to see how the virus is spreading in all 50 states
50. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 19.1 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 21.5 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,383 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 165,342)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 55 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 2,664)
> Population: 4.9 million
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49. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 25.9 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 27.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,080 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 92,833)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 52 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 1,569)
> Population: 3.0 million
48. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 16.6 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 17.5 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,096 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 157,406)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 70 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 3,552)
> Population: 5.1 million
47. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 21.5 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 22.4 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,260 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 65,807)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 26 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 763)
> Population: 2.9 million
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46. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 14.3 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,761 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 792,478)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 58 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 16,557)
> Population: 28.7 million
45. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 28.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 28.8 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,156 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 99,620)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 46 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,460)
> Population: 3.2 million
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44. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 6.9 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 948 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 13,472)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 12 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 169)
> Population: 1.4 million
43. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 7.8 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,140 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 846,579)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 42 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 16,564)
> Population: 39.6 million
42. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 6.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 7.2 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,235 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 93,035)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 29 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 2,190)
> Population: 7.5 million
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41. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 26.1 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 26.4 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,521 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 99,387)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 28 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 1,098)
> Population: 3.9 million
40. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 0.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 2.3 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 2.3 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 428 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 5,723)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 11 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 143)
> Population: 1.3 million
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39. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 17.3 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 17.2 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,229 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 231,471)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 36 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 3,770)
> Population: 10.4 million
38. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 11.1 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,150 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 331,409)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 70 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 7,416)
> Population: 10.5 million
37. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 10.6 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 10.5 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,004 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 18,128)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 21 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 382)
> Population: 1.8 million
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36. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,448 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 734,491)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 73 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 15,552)
> Population: 21.3 million
35. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 22.4 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 21.9 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,354 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 144,230)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 40 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 2,422)
> Population: 6.1 million
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34. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,363 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 77,642)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 37 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 2,112)
> Population: 5.7 million
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33. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 13.2 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,274 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 21,998)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 68 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 653)
> Population: 967,171
32. 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 Oct. 11: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,973 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 136,168)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 136 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 9,388)
> Population: 6.9 million
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31. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 10.6 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,692 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 172,059)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 117 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 5,462)
> Population: 4.7 million
30. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 9.3 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 8.6 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,174 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 131,357)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 66 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 3,999)
> Population: 6.0 million
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29. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 16.2 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 15.5 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,827 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 85,779)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 55 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,661)
> Population: 3.0 million
28. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 41.3 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 40.4 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,584 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 150,236)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 25 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 1,465)
> Population: 5.8 million
27. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 7.7 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 889 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 37,255)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 14 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 599)
> Population: 4.2 million
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26. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 1.8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 0.8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 298 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,868)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 09 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,299
25. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 7.0 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,398 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 213,628)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 182 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 16,174)
> Population: 8.9 million
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24. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 9.5 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,495 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 149,464)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 72 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 7,219)
> Population: 10.0 million
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23. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 10.7 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 9.2 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,863 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 158,716)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 39 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 3,358)
> Population: 8.5 million
22. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 8.3 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,145 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 225,575)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 80 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 5,759)
> Population: 7.2 million
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21. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 5.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 674 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 9,143)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 34 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 456)
> Population: 1.4 million
20. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 17.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 15.5 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,505 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 319,150)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 71 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 8,984)
> Population: 12.7 million
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19. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 7.1 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 5.4 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,427 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 474,286)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 131 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 25,574)
> Population: 19.5 million
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18. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 7.4 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 5.7 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,680 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 60,038)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 127 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,530)
> Population: 3.6 million
17. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 9.0 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,345 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 172,216)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 65 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 8,350)
> Population: 12.8 million
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16. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 19.7 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 17.9 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,001 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 112,268)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 38 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,141)
> Population: 5.6 million
15. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 9.2 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,444 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 168,749)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 43 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 4,999)
> Population: 11.7 million
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14. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 19.0 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 17.0 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,514 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 104,932)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 104 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 3,101)
> Population: 3.0 million
13. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 18.4 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,017 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 134,981)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 53 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 3,562)
> Population: 6.7 million
12. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 31.0 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 27.3 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,740 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 48,066)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 29 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 507)
> Population: 1.8 million
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11. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 29.1 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 25.2 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,689 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 51,887)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 27 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 519)
> Population: 1.9 million
10. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 35.3 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 31.3 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,716 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 85,844)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 16 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 517)
> Population: 3.2 million
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9. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 14.3 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 10.0 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,574 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 32,983)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 43 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 911)
> Population: 2.1 million
8. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 24.8 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 20.2 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,141 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 212,649)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 41 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 2,758)
> Population: 6.8 million
7. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 25.3 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,317 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 7,611)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 09 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 54)
> Population: 577,737
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6. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 23.1 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 17.6 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,778 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 79,445)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 28 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 1,249)
> Population: 4.5 million
5. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 22.0 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 16.5 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,449 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 10,686)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 08 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 60)
> Population: 737,438
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4. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 15.1 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 9.4 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 2,487 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 26,294)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 107 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,130)
> Population: 1.1 million
3. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 54.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 46.7 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,238 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 28,564)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 32 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 286)
> Population: 882,235
2. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 60.6 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 52.8 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 3,587 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 27,265)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 45 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 339)
> Population: 760,077
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1. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 11: 43.4 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 4: 30.1 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 11: 1,761 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 18,702)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 11: 20 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 210)
> Population: 1.1 million
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