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States With The Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases

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25. Ohio
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 206.0 per 100,000 people (24,081 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 11.5 per 100,000 people — 17th highest (1,341 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 17.4 per 100,000 people — 4th lowest (203,672 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
> Population density: 260.8 people per sq. mile — 10th highest
> Total population: 11.7 million

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24. Tennessee
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 218.1 per 100,000 people (14,768 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 3.6 per 100,000 people — 9th lowest (242 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 37.3 per 100,000 people — 8th highest (252,748 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
> Population density: 160.6 people per sq. mile — 17th highest
> Total population: 6.8 million

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23. Washington
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 221.3 per 100,000 people (16,674 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 12.2 per 100,000 people — 16th highest (921 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 32.2 per 100,000 people — 13th highest (242,989 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: Jan. 21, 2020
> Population density: 105.7 people per sq. mile — 23rd highest
> Total population: 7.5 million

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22. New Hampshire
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 226.4 per 100,000 people (3,071 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 20th highest (133 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 25.7 per 100,000 people — 22nd highest (34,794 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
> Population density: 145.1 people per sq. mile — 19th highest
> Total population: 1.4 million

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21. Kansas
> COVID-19 infection rate as of May 10, 2020: 231.9 per 100,000 people (6,751 total cases)
> COVID-19 death rate as of May 10, 2020: 5.4 per 100,000 people — 17th lowest (157 total deaths)
> Testing rate as of May 10, 2020: 17.2 per 100,000 people — 3rd lowest (49,933 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14% — 18th highest
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
> Population density: 35.4 people per sq. mile — 10th lowest
> Total population: 2.9 million

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