Special Report
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.
Rank | State | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total COVID cases | COVID deaths per 100,000 people | Total COVID deaths | |
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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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