Special Report
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
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As the nation turns its full attention to the results of the presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic — long one of the election’s central issues — continues to worsen across the country. On Halloween, the number of new daily reported cases of the deadly virus exceeded 90,000 for the first time, well more than three times the figures reported when the virus was initially declared a national emergency in March.
This new surge comes just two months after new daily reported cases had fallen as low as 22,000. New cases are surging in the vast majority of states, and public health experts anticipate even higher infection rates 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 Nov. 1 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 relatively unchanged, and where it is still increasing. The results show that new cases of the virus are increasing week-over-week in 48 states, and they are increasing at a dramatic rate in many.
While the virus’s surge is taking place across the country, the states reporting both the largest increases in new cases as well as the highest rate of cases per 100,000 are in the Midwest and West.
The most severe COVID-19-spikes in the country have occurred in the Dakotas. Nationwide, the number of new daily cases per 100,000 residents rose by 4.1, from 18.6 per 100,000 to 22.8 per 100,000. South Dakota had reported an increase of 33.2 new cases per 100,000 residents compared to the previous week, and North Dakota reported an increase of 45.2 cases per 100,000, by far the worst in the country. In the week ending Nov. 1, North Dakota reported an average of 132 daily new cases per 100,000 residents.
Neither North or South Dakota has issued a stay-at-home order like most states 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.
Click here to see the states where the virus spread is slowing, and where it’s still getting worse.
50. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 29.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 31.1 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,148 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 124,111)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 34 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 1,345)
> Population: 3.9 million
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49. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,934 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 183,341)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 123 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 5,712)
> Population: 4.7 million
48. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 9.6 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 8.8 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,437 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 108,315)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 31 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 2,366)
> Population: 7.5 million
47. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 3.2 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 2.2 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 351 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 2,196)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 9 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 58)
> Population: 626,000
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46. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 25.6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 24.4 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 4,035 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 120,500)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 112 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 3,348)
> Population: 3.0 million
45. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 6.2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,061 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 15,071)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 15 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 219)
> Population: 1.4 million
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44. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 21.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 19.6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,665 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 276,692)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 42 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 4,383)
> Population: 10.4 million
43. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 32.5 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 30.8 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,723 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 112,190)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 64 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,925)
> Population: 3.0 million
42. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 9.4 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 7.7 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,608 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 509,735)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 132 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 25,824)
> Population: 19.5 million
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41. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 15.3 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 13.6 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,598 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 25,126)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 73 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 710)
> Population: 1.0 million
40. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 13.7 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.0 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,141 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 182,392)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 43 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 3,655)
> Population: 8.5 million
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39. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 18.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,502 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 178,023)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 77 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 3,936)
> Population: 5.1 million
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38. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 10.0 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,084 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 45,429)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 16 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 691)
> Population: 4.2 million
37. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 827 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 11,214)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 36 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 483)
> Population: 1.4 million
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36. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 4.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 2.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 502 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 6,715)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 11 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 147)
> Population: 1.3 million
35. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 10.9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,342 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 926,534)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 45 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 17,667)
> Population: 39.6 million
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34. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 49.5 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 47.3 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,710 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 65,088)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 36 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 630)
> Population: 1.8 million
33. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 12.7 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,419 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 146,145)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 69 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 4,152)
> Population: 6.0 million
32. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.8 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,441 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 361,982)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 76 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 7,981)
> Population: 10.5 million
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31. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 20.6 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 17.6 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,153 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 904,855)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 63 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 18,077)
> Population: 28.7 million
30. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 26.7 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 23.6 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,344 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 101,479)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 59 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,781)
> Population: 3.0 million
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29. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 15.9 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,451 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 247,473)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 83 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 5,981)
> Population: 7.2 million
28. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 18.3 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,791 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 807,412)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 80 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 16,997)
> Population: 21.3 million
27. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 16.1 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.2 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,639 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 209,936)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 69 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 8,817)
> Population: 12.8 million
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26. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 16.1 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.3 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,690 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 239,629)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 184 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 16,354)
> Population: 8.9 million
25. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 38.3 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 34.2 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,850 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 260,672)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 50 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 3,353)
> Population: 6.8 million
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24. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 19.4 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,378 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 24,883)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 25 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 457)
> Population: 1.8 million
23. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 47.7 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 43.3 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,666 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 70,732)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 34 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 652)
> Population: 1.9 million
22. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 22.7 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 18.0 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,873 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 219,000)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 45 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 5,303)
> Population: 11.7 million
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21. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 31.8 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 26.8 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,969 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 193,985)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 61 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 2,973)
> Population: 4.9 million
20. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 16.2 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 11.1 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,255 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 155,660)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 142 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 9,788)
> Population: 6.9 million
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19. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 36.8 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 30.3 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,254 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 47,232)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 49 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 1,026)
> Population: 2.1 million
18. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 18.9 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 12.2 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,993 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 71,207)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 129 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,616)
> Population: 3.6 million
17. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 35.0 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 28.2 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,028 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 185,535)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 49 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 3,026)
> Population: 6.1 million
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16. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 29.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 21.8 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,930 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 109,910)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 40 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 2,288)
> Population: 5.7 million
15. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 27.5 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 20.1 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 1,975 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 197,406)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 77 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 7,699)
> Population: 10.0 million
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14. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 50.1 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 42.3 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,686 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 116,510)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 19 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 614)
> Population: 3.2 million
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13. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 37.2 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 29.3 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,721 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 182,108)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 62 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 4,124)
> Population: 6.7 million
12. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 37.2 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 29.2 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,109 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 32,874)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 114 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,201)
> Population: 1.1 million
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11. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 34.0 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 26.0 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,399 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 107,219)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 33 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 1,485)
> Population: 4.5 million
10. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 39.5 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 31.4 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,275 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 417,280)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 77 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 9,792)
> Population: 12.7 million
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9. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 35.4 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 27.3 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,673 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 150,004)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 44 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,475)
> Population: 5.6 million
8. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 71.1 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 62.2 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,937 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 228,863)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 35 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 2,047)
> Population: 5.8 million
7. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 72.1 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 63.1 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 3,153 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 33,495)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 35 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 376)
> Population: 1.1 million
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6. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +11.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 37.5 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 25.9 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,926 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 85,181)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 35 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 1,029)
> Population: 2.9 million
5. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +14.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 50.7 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 36.0 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 4,127 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 130,244)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 54 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 1,716)
> Population: 3.2 million
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4. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +18.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 49.6 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 30.7 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,265 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 16,705)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 11 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 83)
> Population: 747,000
3. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +22.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 62.5 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 40.5 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 2,375 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 13,723)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 15 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 87)
> Population: 578,000
2. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +33.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 103.9 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 70.7 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 5,150 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 45,437)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 50 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 437)
> Population: 882,000
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1. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +45.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 1: 132.0 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Oct. 25: 86.8 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov. 1: 5,926 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 45,043)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov. 1: 70 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 531)
> Population: 760,000
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