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How Current COVID-19 Cases in Tennessee Compare to the Nation

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How Current COVID-19 Cases in Tennessee Compare to the Nation

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New daily cases of COVID-19 are declining in the United States. There were an average of 16.9 new daily cases of the COVID-19 for every 100,000 Americans in the last week, down from 20.4 new daily cases per 100,000 the week before.

Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 31,783,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 9,715 for every 100,000 people.

In Tennessee, the infection rate is far higher than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Tennessee on Mar. 5, 2020, there have been 843,059 total infections in the state — or 12,453 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Tennessee ranks No. 5 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.

Just as COVID-19 infections are more concentrated in Tennessee, so too are deaths. So far, there have been 12,152 COVID-19 related deaths in Tennessee, or 179 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 173 per 100,000 Americans.

Tennessee implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 31, 2020, Tennessee implemented a temporary statewide stay-at-home order to limit person-to-person contact.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of April 28, 2021.

These are all the counties in Tennessee where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank State COVID cases per 100,000 people Total COVID cases COVID deaths per 100,000 people Total COVID deaths
1 North Dakota 14,077 106,998 196 1,486
2 Rhode Island 13,899 146,960 252 2,663
3 South Dakota 13,838 122,080 222 1,960
4 Utah 12,517 395,677 69 2,183
5 Tennessee 12,453 843,059 179 12,152
6 Arizona 11,985 859,487 241 17,268
7 Iowa 11,506 363,158 188 5,927
8 Nebraska 11,356 219,090 116 2,242
9 Oklahoma 11,346 447,393 172 6,790
10 South Carolina 11,315 575,259 186 9,434
11 Wisconsin 11,300 656,932 129 7,473
12 Arkansas 11,108 334,769 190 5,720
13 New Jersey 11,100 988,886 285 25,399
14 Alabama 10,768 526,348 222 10,852
15 Delaware 10,697 103,459 167 1,617
16 Indiana 10,692 715,468 198 13,280
17 Idaho 10,644 186,725 116 2,034
18 Kansas 10,574 307,865 171 4,970
19 Mississippi 10,419 311,159 241 7,188
20 New York 10,411 2,034,631 265 51,777
21 Georgia 10,405 1,094,580 190 20,009
22 Illinois 10,385 1,323,170 190 24,150
23 Nevada 10,337 313,680 179 5,433
24 Florida 10,191 2,170,655 164 34,912
25 Montana 10,177 108,111 147 1,563
26 Minnesota 10,148 569,440 128 7,157
27 Wyoming 10,008 57,818 122 705
28 Texas 9,986 2,866,263 171 48,973
29 Kentucky 9,873 441,166 145 6,459
30 Louisiana 9,795 456,432 222 10,342
31 Missouri 9,508 582,483 143 8,732
32 Massachusetts 9,433 651,107 252 17,419
33 Connecticut 9,431 336,933 226 8,066
34 New Mexico 9,394 196,844 192 4,027
35 North Carolina 9,271 962,623 121 12,560
36 Michigan 9,193 918,880 185 18,446
37 California 9,181 3,631,740 152 60,203
38 Ohio 9,117 1,065,702 164 19,122
39 Pennsylvania 8,871 1,136,057 203 25,988
40 Colorado 8,836 503,253 110 6,255
41 Alaska 8,785 64,786 46 341
42 West Virginia 8,399 151,671 156 2,821
43 Virginia 7,702 656,034 126 10,724
44 Maryland 7,356 444,491 144 8,688
45 New Hampshire 6,925 93,935 95 1,286
46 Washington D.C. 6,922 47,378 161 1,099
47 Washington 5,274 397,417 72 5,450
48 Maine 4,515 60,430 58 777
49 Oregon 4,327 181,321 59 2,486
50 Vermont 3,611 22,617 39 244
51 Hawaii 2,179 30,955 33 475
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