On Oct. 23, the United States set a single day record for the most new reported cases of COVID-19, at 77,057. The following day, it broke that record, with nearly 79,000 cases reported. This comes less than two months after new daily reported cases had fallen as low as 22,000. Now cases are surging in the vast majority of states, and public health experts anticipate that things could get even worse during the winter months.
Using data from state and local health departments, 24/7 Wall St. calculated each state’s average of new daily COVID-19 cases for the week ending Oct. 26 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 remained relatively unchanged, and where it is still increasing.
At other points during the pandemic, the spread has often been concentrated in one part of the country. This current surge is significantly more widespread. The 10 states that reported the largest increase in new daily cases can be found in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West.
Almost all of the states that reported relatively high cases per capita the previous week also reported substantial increases in cases in the most recent seven days. Notably, however, South Dakota reported the largest decline in new cases, a decrease of 7 new daily cases per 100,000 residents in the week ending Oct. 26 compared to the previous week. This is compared to the national increase of nearly 3 new daily cases per 100,000.
Despite the decrease in daily cases in South Dakota, the state still has the second fastest rate of spread of any state, at an average of 70 new daily cases per 100,000 the past week, behind only its neighbor North Dakota. Neither state issued a stay-at-home-order like most others did in the early days of the pandemic to help contain the virus’s spread. Here is a look at standing COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants — or lack there of — in each state.
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50. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 70 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 77 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 4,364 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 38,504)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 43 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 375)
> Population: 882,000
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49. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 28 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 30 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,792 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 171,022)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 46 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 2,810)
> Population: 6.1 million
48. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 5 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 6 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,033 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 14,672)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 15 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 212)
> Population: 1.4 million
47. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 24 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 25 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,876 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 115,763)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 109 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 3,263)
> Population: 3.0 million
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46. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 12 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 13 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,046 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 174,275)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 42 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 3,581)
> Population: 8.5 million
45. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 9 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,373 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 103,500)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 31 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 2,321)
> Population: 7.5 million
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44. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 14 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 14 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,499 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 24,168)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 71 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 685)
> Population: 1.0 million
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43. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 8 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 8 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,013 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 42,436)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 16 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 655)
> Population: 4.2 million
42. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 3 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 467 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 6,254)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 11 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 146)
> Population: 1.3 million
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41. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 18 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 18 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,373 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 171,501)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 75 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 3,823)
> Population: 5.1 million
40. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 20 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 19 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,521 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 261,742)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 40 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 4,170)
> Population: 10.4 million
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39. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 11 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 10 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,331 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 140,844)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 68 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 4,099)
> Population: 6.0 million
38. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 6 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 6 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 766 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 10,397)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 35 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 475)
> Population: 1.4 million
37. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 15 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 14 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,231 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 22,223)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 23 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 424)
> Population: 1.8 million
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36. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 8 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 7 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,541 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 496,655)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 132 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 25,742)
> Population: 19.5 million
35. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 2 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 2 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 333 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 2,083)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 9 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,000
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34. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 12 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,345 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 351,881)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 74 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 7,827)
> Population: 10.5 million
33. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 26 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 25 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,702 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 78,676)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 34 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 976)
> Population: 2.9 million
32. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 8 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,278 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 901,010)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 44 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 17,357)
> Population: 39.6 million
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31. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 11 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,864 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 180,069)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 121 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 5,648)
> Population: 4.7 million
30. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 11 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,528 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 195,695)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 68 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 8,673)
> Population: 12.8 million
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29. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 15 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 13 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,672 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 782,013)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 78 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 16,652)
> Population: 21.3 million
28. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 32 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 30 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,541 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 106,727)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 61 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,833)
> Population: 3.0 million
27. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 11 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,332 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 238,964)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 82 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 5,875)
> Population: 7.2 million
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26. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 32 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 29 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,977 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 117,399)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 32 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 1,251)
> Population: 3.9 million
25. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 10 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,906 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 68,099)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 128 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,589)
> Population: 3.6 million
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24. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 27 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 25 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,406 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 134,993)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 42 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 2,353)
> Population: 5.6 million
23. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 10 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,578 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 229,684)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 183 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 16,292)
> Population: 8.9 million
22. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 12 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,149 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 148,336)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 140 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 9,657)
> Population: 6.9 million
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21. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 37 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 34 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,690 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 116,452)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 52 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 1,636)
> Population: 3.2 million
20. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 18 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 15 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,021 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 867,075)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 61 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 17,514)
> Population: 28.7 million
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19. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 19 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 15 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,713 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 200,231)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 45 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 5,217)
> Population: 11.7 million
18. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 27 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 23 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,190 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 97,866)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 32 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 1,410)
> Population: 4.5 million
17. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 30 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 25 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,459 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 164,581)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 58 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 3,907)
> Population: 6.7 million
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16. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 43 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 39 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,307 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 63,797)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 31 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 596)
> Population: 1.9 million
15. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 43 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 39 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,356 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 106,083)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 18 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 574)
> Population: 3.2 million
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14. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 24 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 19 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,170 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 96,178)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 58 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,749)
> Population: 3.0 million
13. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 89 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 83 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 5,031 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 38,241)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 61 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 461)
> Population: 760,000
12. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 21 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 15 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,797 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 179,669)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 76 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 7,552)
> Population: 10.0 million
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11. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 23 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 17 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,708 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 97,300)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 39 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 2,226)
> Population: 5.7 million
10. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 33 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 26 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,954 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 14,413)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 9 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 68)
> Population: 747,000
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9. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 35 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 28 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,691 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 249,866)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 47 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 3,163)
> Population: 6.8 million
8. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 32 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 25 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,975 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 378,985)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 75 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 9,522)
> Population: 12.7 million
7. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 29 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 21 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,791 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 185,322)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 59 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 2,866)
> Population: 4.9 million
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6. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 65 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 56 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,683 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 28,501)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 29 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 303)
> Population: 1.1 million
5. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 32 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 23 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,032 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 42,586)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 47 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 976)
> Population: 2.1 million
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4. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 43 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 33 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 1,987 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 11,477)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 77)
> Population: 578,000
3. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 30 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 20 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 2,934 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 31,024)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 112 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,184)
> Population: 1.1 million
2. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +11 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 49 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 37 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,423 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 60,041)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 33 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 580)
> Population: 1.8 million
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1. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +16 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 26: 64 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 19: 48 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 26: 3,458 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 201,049)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Oct. 26: 31 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 1,788)
> Population: 5.8 million
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