Special Report

States Where the Virus Is Growing the Fastest Right Now

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The number of daily new cases in the United States increased from less than 20,000 in early June to more than 40,000 by the end of the month, exceeding the peaks recorded during the initial wave of COVID-19 in April. As the surge has worsened in recent days, a number of states have postponed plans to move to the next phase of reopening their economies.  

Using data from state and local health departments, 24/7 Wall St. compiled and reviewed the average of new daily confirmed COVID-19 cases for the week ending June 29 and compared it to the average of new daily cases from the previous week to determine the states where the virus is growing the fastest. For both Connecticut and Delaware, data on COVID-19 infections and deaths is current as of June 28.

In the United States, the average number of new daily cases per capita has increased from 7.6 per 100,000 during the week ending June 22 to 10.5 per 100,000 in the week ending June 29, an increase of 2.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people. In a half dozen U.S. states, the average number of daily new cases climbed by more than twice as much. One state reported an average of nearly 40 daily new cases per 100,000 residents over the last week, up from an average of less than 30 the week before.  

While the average number of new daily cases is climbing nationwide, it is declining in many states. Some of the steepest drops in new infections have been in states that were initially hit the hardest by the virus, such as Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Meanwhile, many of the states where the virus is surging — such as California, Idaho, Nevada, and Texas — have so far had comparatively few confirmed cases of COVID-19 relative to their overall population size. Here is a look at the total number of known cases of the virus by state.

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 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Click here to see the states where the virus is growing the fastest right now

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50. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 7.0 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,113 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 67,254)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 53 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 3,175)
> Population: 6.0 million
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020

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49. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for six days ending June 28: 2.1 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.1 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 28: 1,298 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 46,362)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 28: 121 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 4,320)
> Population: 3.6 million
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020

48. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 5.5 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,586 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 16,764)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 89 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 946)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020

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47. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 7.0 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 757 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 6,681)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 10 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 91)
> Population: 882,000
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020

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46. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 7.6 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 980 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 18,899)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 14 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 267)
> Population: 1.9 million
> Date of first known case: 2/17/2020

45. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,923 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 171,272)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 168 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 14,992)
> Population: 8.9 million
> Date of first known case: 3/4/2020

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44. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5.0 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 5.5 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 676 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 45,228)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 36 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 2,432)
> Population: 6.7 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

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43. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 2,009 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 392,539)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 127 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 24,835)
> Population: 19.5 million
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020

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42. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 2.4 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 425 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 5,760)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 27 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 367)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020

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41. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.1 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.5 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,576 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 108,768)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 117 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 8,095)
> Population: 6.9 million
> Date of first known case: 2/1/2020

40. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.0 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 466 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 3,539)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 10 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 79)
> Population: 760,000
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020

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39. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2.1 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 238 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 3,191)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 8 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 104)
> Population: 1.3 million
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020

38. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: .8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: .6 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 61 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 872)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 18)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

37. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2.1 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 157 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 2,832)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 93)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: 3/17/2020

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36. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4.3 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.0 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 202 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 8,485)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 204)
> Population: 4.2 million
> Date of first known case: 2/28/2020

35. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for six days ending June 28: 6.9 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 28: 1,176 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 11,376)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 28: 52 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 507)
> Population: 967,000
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020

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34. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 730 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 62,189)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 20 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,740)
> Population: 8.5 million
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020

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33. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2.2 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 1.9 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 123 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 904)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 14)
> Population: 737,000
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020

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32. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 1.1 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: .7 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 193 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 1,208)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 56)
> Population: 626,000
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020

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31. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 671 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 85,988)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 52 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 6,614)
> Population: 12.8 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

30. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.5 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 639 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 35,861)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 26 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 1,435)
> Population: 5.6 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

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29. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5.3 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.8 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,118 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 142,461)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 54 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 6,902)
> Population: 12.7 million
> Date of first known case: 1/24/2020

28. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 567 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 32,307)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 29 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 1,676)
> Population: 5.7 million
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020

27. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 14.5 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 750 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 36,682)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 19 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 905)
> Population: 4.9 million
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020

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26. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 611 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 63,484)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 1,325)
> Population: 10.4 million
> Date of first known case: 3/3/2020

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25. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 1.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 87 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 919)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 22)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020

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24. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4.6 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 343 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 15,347)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 560)
> Population: 4.5 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

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23. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3.1 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 2.1 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 700 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 69,946)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 62 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 6,157)
> Population: 10.0 million
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020

22. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4.6 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.4 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 245 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 1,417)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 20)
> Population: 578,000
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020

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21. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.5 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 421 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 31,752)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 17 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 1,310)
> Population: 7.5 million
> Date of first known case: 1/21/2020

20. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 483 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 28,058)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 777)
> Population: 5.8 million
> Date of first known case: 2/5/2020

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19. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.0 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 331 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 20,261)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 996)
> Population: 6.1 million
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020

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18. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.4 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.7 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 465 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 13,538)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 264)
> Population: 2.9 million
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020

17. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 9.5 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 625 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 42,297)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 592)
> Population: 6.8 million
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020

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16. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 4.1 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 437 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 51,046)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 24 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 2,818)
> Population: 11.7 million
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020

15. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 5.5 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 572 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 11,982)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 24 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 493)
> Population: 2.1 million
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020

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14. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 12.8 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 667 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 21,100)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 167)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: 2/25/2020

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13. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 8.7 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 910 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 28,732)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 22 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 707)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020

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12. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 9.3 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 334 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 13,172)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 10 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 385)
> Population: 3.9 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

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11. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 14.4 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 10.6 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 566 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 17,160)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 500)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020

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10. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 19.0 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 672 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 20,257)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 265)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020

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9. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 12.7 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 8.3 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 547 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 216,550)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 15 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 5,936)
> Population: 39.6 million
> Date of first known case: 1/25/2020

8. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 16.4 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,225 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 57,081)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 66 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 3,091)
> Population: 4.7 million
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020

7. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 9.2 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 303 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 5,319)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 91)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020

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6. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 15.0 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 762 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 80,161)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 27 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 2,796)
> Population: 10.5 million
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020

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5. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 16.6 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 10.1 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 533 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 153,011)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 8 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 2,403)
> Population: 28.7 million
> Date of first known case: 2/12/2020

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4. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 22.0 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 15.3 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 681 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 34,644)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 14 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 720)
> Population: 5.1 million
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020

3. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 38.6 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 29.1 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,039 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 74,533)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 22 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 1,588)
> Population: 7.2 million
> Date of first known case: 1/26/2020

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2. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 23.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 12.5 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 687 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 146,341)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 3,447)
> Population: 21.3 million
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020

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1. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 19.3 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 22: 8.8 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 890 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 26,567)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of June 29: 35 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 1,059)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020

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