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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