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States With The Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases
May 12, 2020 8:48 am
Last Updated: May 15, 2020 11:56 am
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10. Michigan
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 471.6 per 100,000 people (47,138 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 45.5 per 100,000 people — 6th highest (4,551 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 28.6 per 100,000 people — 17th highest (285,678 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 17% — 12th highest
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
> Population density: 103.4 people per sq. mile — 24th highest
> Total population: 10.0 million
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9. Maryland
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 539.3 per 100,000 people (32,587 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 25.5 per 100,000 people — 10th highest (1,538 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 21.5 per 100,000 people — 19th lowest (129,637 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 25% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
> Population density: 487.1 people per sq. mile — 5th highest
> Total population: 6.0 million
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8. Illinois
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 610.2 per 100,000 people (77,741 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 26.7 per 100,000 people — 9th highest (3,406 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 33.7 per 100,000 people — 12th highest (429,984 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 18% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: Jan. 24, 2020
> Population density: 220.0 people per sq. mile — 12th highest
> Total population: 12.7 million
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7. Delaware
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 666.6 per 100,000 people (6,447 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 23.2 per 100,000 people — 11th highest (224 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 28.3 per 100,000 people — 18th highest (27,326 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 22% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Population density: 388.6 people per sq. mile — 6th highest
> Total population: 967,171
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6. Louisiana
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 678.1 per 100,000 people (31,600 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 47.5 per 100,000 people — 5th highest (2,213 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 46.3 per 100,000 people — 6th highest (215,872 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 15% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
> Population density: 89.0 people per sq. mile — 25th lowest
> Total population: 4.7 million
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