As of June 22, nearly 2.3 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported across the country, but these cases are far more concentrated in some states than others. The U.S. has roughly 700 confirmed cases per 100,000 residents, yet in four states that share is more than twice as high.
24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases, as reported by local and state government health agencies since the outbreak began through June 22, 2020, to determine the states with the highest number of confirmed cases per capita. We calculated the confirmed cases for every 100,000 people in each state using one-year population data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey. Data is as of June 22 for all states except for Delaware and Connecticut, for which data is as of June 21.
The number of new COVID-19 cases confirmed nationwide per day declined in May, but has returned to an upward trajectory in June. In the early stages of the pandemic, the epicenter of the outbreak was in the Northeast. Even as new daily cases have declined in the area, each of the six states with the most cumulative cases per 100,000 since the pandemic’s initial outbreak are in the Northeast.
While new cases per day have largely decreased in these states, other parts of the nation, notably states in the South and Southwest, are experiencing an alarming wave of new cases. From June 16-22, six states added over a dozen new cases per day per 100,000 residents. Four — South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida — are in the southeast. Two — Arizona and Utah — are in the west.
This wave of new cases may be largely attributable to the easing of social distancing measures many states have implemented in recent weeks. Some states began pulling back on restrictions as early as late April, and seven states never enacted statewide stay-at-home orders at all. These are every state’s rules for reopening and social distancing.
Click here to see the states with the highest number of COVID-19 Cases.
50. Hawaii
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 57 per 100,000 people (814 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (17 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,617 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (79,795 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — 3rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 1,420,491
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49. Montana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 69 per 100,000 people (734 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (21 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,869 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (72,970 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — 2nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,062,305
48. Alaska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 103 per 100,000 people (761 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (12 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 12,316 per 100,000 people — 7th most (90,824 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 0.8% — the lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 737,438
47. West Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 142 per 100,000 people (2,571 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 5 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (90 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,494 per 100,000 people — 20th most (153,393 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.7% — 4th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/17/2020
> Total population: 1,805,832
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46. Oregon
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 169 per 100,000 people (7,083 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (192 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 4,925 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (206,381 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.4% — 8th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/28/2020
> Total population: 4,190,713
45. Vermont
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 186 per 100,000 people (1,163 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 9 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (56 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 9,358 per 100,000 people — 14th most (58,607 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 2.0% — 5th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 626,299
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44. Wyoming
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 213 per 100,000 people (1,230 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (20 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,271 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (36,228 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.4% — 6th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 577,737
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43. Maine
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 222 per 100,000 people (2,971 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 8 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (102 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,027 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (80,662 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.7% — 11th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 1,338,404
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42. Idaho
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 228 per 100,000 people (4,006 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (89 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 4,136 per 100,000 people — the fewest (72,547 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.5% — 18th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1,754,208
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41. Oklahoma
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 272 per 100,000 people (10,733 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (369 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,532 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (296,988 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.6% — 10th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 3,943,079
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40. Missouri
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 296 per 100,000 people (18,143 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 16 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (961 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,180 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (317,374 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.7% — 19th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 6,126,452
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39. Kentucky
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 310 per 100,000 people (13,839 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 12 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (526 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,198 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (321,642 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.3% — 12th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 4,468,402
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38. Washington
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 381 per 100,000 people (28,680 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 17 per 100,000 people — 24th most (1,270 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,303 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (474,938 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.0% — 21st lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/21/2020
> Total population: 7,535,591
37. Ohio
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 390 per 100,000 people (45,537 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 23 per 100,000 people — 18th most (2,704 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,615 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (656,318 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.9% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 11,689,442
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36. Texas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 400 per 100,000 people (114,881 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 8 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (2,192 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,397 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (1,549,009 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.4% — 22nd highest
> Date of first known case: 2/12/2020
> Total population: 28,701,845
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35. New Hampshire
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 410 per 100,000 people (5,558 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 25 per 100,000 people — 16th most (339 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,974 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (108,158 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.1% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 1,356,458
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34. Kansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 428 per 100,000 people (12,465 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 9 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (259 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,324 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (155,013 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.0% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 2,911,510
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33. Wisconsin
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 431 per 100,000 people (25,068 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 13 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (745 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,458 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (491,702 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.1% — 15th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/5/2020
> Total population: 5,813,568
32. North Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 436 per 100,000 people (3,313 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 10 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (77 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 12,821 per 100,000 people — 6th most (97,453 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.4% — 7th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 760,077
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31. Nevada
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 446 per 100,000 people (13,535 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 16 per 100,000 people — 25th most (489 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 9,248 per 100,000 people — 16th most (280,618 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.8% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 3,034,392
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30. California
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 450 per 100,000 people (178,054 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 14 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (5,515 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,625 per 100,000 people — 18th most (3,411,686 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.2% — 17th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/25/2020
> Total population: 39,557,045
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29. Florida
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 471 per 100,000 people (100,217 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 15 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (3,173 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,599 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (1,618,540 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.2% — 22nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 21,299,325
28. South Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 505 per 100,000 people (25,666 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 13 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (659 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,829 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (347,193 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.4% — 23rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,084,127
27. New Mexico
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 510 per 100,000 people (10,694 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 22 per 100,000 people — 19th most (469 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 14,225 per 100,000 people — 4th most (298,076 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.6% — 9th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,095,428
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26. North Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 516 per 100,000 people (53,605 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 12 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (1,223 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,294 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (757,345 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.1% — 25th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/3/2020
> Total population: 10,383,620
25. Tennessee
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 525 per 100,000 people (35,553 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 8 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (531 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 10,338 per 100,000 people — 11th most (699,854 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.1% — 14th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,770,010
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24. Arkansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 534 per 100,000 people (16,083 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 8 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (227 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,505 per 100,000 people — 19th most (256,339 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.3% — 23rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 3,013,825
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23. Colorado
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 539 per 100,000 people (30,705 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 29 per 100,000 people — 14th most (1,651 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,006 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (285,130 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.8% — 10th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 5,695,564
22. Utah
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 566 per 100,000 people (17,906 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 5 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (158 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 9,469 per 100,000 people — 13th most (299,312 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.0% — 20th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/25/2020
> Total population: 3,161,105
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21. Minnesota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 592 per 100,000 people (33,227 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 25 per 100,000 people — 17th most (1,384 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 9,145 per 100,000 people — 17th most (513,137 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.5% — 24th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5,611,179
20. Alabama
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 614 per 100,000 people (30,031 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 17 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (831 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,134 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (348,687 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.6% — 17th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 4,887,871
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19. Georgia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 630 per 100,000 people (66,284 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 25 per 100,000 people — 15th most (2,652 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,078 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (849,712 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.8% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 10,519,475
18. Indiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 637 per 100,000 people (42,633 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 35 per 100,000 people — 12th most (2,363 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,260 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (418,916 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.2% — 12th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 6,691,878
17. Pennsylvania
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 642 per 100,000 people (82,186 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 50 per 100,000 people — 10th most (6,426 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,215 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (667,848 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.3% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 12,807,060
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16. Michigan
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 680 per 100,000 people (67,957 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 61 per 100,000 people — 7th most (6,097 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 9,349 per 100,000 people — 15th most (934,545 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.3% — 24th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 9,995,915
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15. Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 686 per 100,000 people (58,465 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 19 per 100,000 people — 21st most (1,620 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 6,523 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (555,607 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.5% — 11th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 8,517,685
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14. South Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 717 per 100,000 people (6,326 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 9 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (81 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,312 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (73,329 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.6% — 16th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 882,235
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13. Mississippi
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 746 per 100,000 people (22,287 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 33 per 100,000 people — 13th most (978 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,475 per 100,000 people — 21st most (253,098 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.8% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2,986,530
12. Arizona
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 761 per 100,000 people (54,586 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 19 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (1,342 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 5,988 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (429,418 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.7% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: 1/26/2020
> Total population: 7,171,646
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11. Iowa
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 820 per 100,000 people (25,891 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 22 per 100,000 people — 20th most (685 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,142 per 100,000 people — 24th most (256,965 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.1% — 13th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3,156,145
10. Nebraska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 923 per 100,000 people (17,810 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 13 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (244 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 8,122 per 100,000 people — 25th most (156,691 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.4% — 7th highest
> Date of first known case: 2/17/2020
> Total population: 1,929,268
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9. Maryland
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,069 per 100,000 people (64,603 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 51 per 100,000 people — 9th most (3,074 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 7,856 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (474,725 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.6% — 2nd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6,042,718
8. Illinois
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,077 per 100,000 people (137,224 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 52 per 100,000 people — 8th most (6,671 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 10,823 per 100,000 people — 10th most (1,379,003 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.0% — 14th highest
> Date of first known case: 1/24/2020
> Total population: 12,741,080
7. Louisiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,078 per 100,000 people (50,239 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 64 per 100,000 people — 6th most (3,004 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 13,263 per 100,000 people — 5th most (618,064 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.1% — 18th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 4,659,978
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6. Delaware
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 21: 1,119 per 100,000 people (10,820 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 21: 45 per 100,000 people — 11th most (435 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 21: 10,001 per 100,000 people — 12th most (96,723 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.2% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 967,171
5. Connecticut
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 21: 1,281 per 100,000 people (45,782 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 21: 119 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (4,263 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 21: 11,073 per 100,000 people — 9th most (395,590 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.6% — 6th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3,572,665
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4. Massachusetts
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,553 per 100,000 people (107,210 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 114 per 100,000 people — 4th most (7,874 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 11,233 per 100,000 people — 8th most (775,322 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.8% — the highest
> Date of first known case: 2/1/2020
> Total population: 6,902,149
3. Rhode Island
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,557 per 100,000 people (16,459 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 85 per 100,000 people — 5th most (903 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 20,681 per 100,000 people — the most (218,668 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.5% — 21st highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 1,057,315
2. New Jersey
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,902 per 100,000 people (169,415 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 145 per 100,000 people — the most (12,895 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 14,227 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (1,267,399 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.4% — 3rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/4/2020
> Total population: 8,908,520
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1. New York
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 22: 1,988 per 100,000 people (388,488 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 22: 127 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (24,739 total deaths)
> Tests completed as of June 22: 17,665 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (3,452,099 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.3% — 8th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 19,542,209
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