The United States is in the midst of an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases, with the number of daily new cases hovering around 40,000 every day after falling below 20,000 in early June. Addressing Congress on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, warned that if current trends do not improve he would not be surprised if the nation were to see as many 100,000 new cases a day, more than double the all-time high recorded on June 26 of 44,726 cases.
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 29, 2020, to determine the states with the highest number of confirmed cases per capita. We calculated 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 29 for all states except for Delaware and Connecticut, for which data is as of June 28.
When the virus first peaked and national and state lawmakers and health officials encouraged implementation of safety protocols to flatten the curve, the virus was running rampant in states in the Northeast — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and others. Today, daily new cases in those states are on the decline and among the lowest in the country, adjusting for population size. Other states, meanwhile, have become new hot spots for the disease. New cases in Texas, Florida, Arizona and other states in the South and West have exploded in recent weeks. Here are the states where the virus is growing the fastest.
While cases are on the decline in Northeastern states, they still rank as having the most total cases per capita due to the initial severity of the outbreak there. However, if cases continue to surge in states in the South and Southwest, it might not be long before states in the Northeast are surpassed on the list of all-time diagnosed cases per capita.
Many health experts have warned that lifting restrictions — such as bans on public gatherings and closures of certain businesses — could lead to a spike in cases of the virus. Indeed, the latest surge in infections has arrived not long after states have begun the process of reopening their economies. Exactly how severe these spikes are differs from state to state and could be indicative of how effective each state’s policies are and how closely people are adhering to them. Here are every state’s rules for reopening and social distancing.
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50. Hawaii
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 61 per 100,000 people (872 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (18 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 6,187 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (87,882 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — 2nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 1.4 million
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49. Montana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 87 per 100,000 people (919 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (22 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,354 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (88,743 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — 3rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1.1 million
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48. Alaska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 123 per 100,000 people (904 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (14 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 14,741 per 100,000 people — 6th most (108,709 total tests)
> Positive test rate: .8% — the lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 737,000
47. West Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 157 per 100,000 people (2,832 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (93 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 9,279 per 100,000 people — 24th most (167,570 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.7% — 4th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/17/2020
> Total population: 1.8 million
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46. Vermont
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 193 per 100,000 people (1,208 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (56 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 1 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,377 per 100,000 people — 15th most (64,993 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.9% — 5th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 626,000
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45. Oregon
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 202 per 100,000 people (8,485 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (204 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 5,602 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (234,769 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.6% — 10th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/28/2020
> Total population: 4.2 million
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44. Maine
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 238 per 100,000 people (3,191 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 8 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (104 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 6,949 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (93,007 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.4% — 8th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/12/2020
> Total population: 1.3 million
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43. Wyoming
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 245 per 100,000 people (1,417 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 3 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (20 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 7,339 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (42,402 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.3% — 6th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 578,000
42. Idaho
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 303 per 100,000 people (5,319 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (91 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 4,892 per 100,000 people — the fewest (85,816 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.2% — 21st lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 1.8 million
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41. Missouri
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 331 per 100,000 people (20,261 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (996 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 5,997 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (367,406 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.5% — 17th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 6.1 million
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40. Oklahoma
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 334 per 100,000 people (13,172 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 10 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (385 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,715 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (343,623 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.8% — 11th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 3.9 million
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39. Kentucky
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 343 per 100,000 people (15,347 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (560 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,077 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (360,929 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.3% — 12th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 4.5 million
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38. Washington
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 421 per 100,000 people (31,752 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 17 per 100,000 people — 24th most (1,310 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 7,092 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (534,443 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.9% — 19th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/21/2020
> Total population: 7.5 million
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37. New Hampshire
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 425 per 100,000 people (5,760 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 27 per 100,000 people — 15th most (367 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,721 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (118,298 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.9% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 1.4 million
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36. Ohio
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 437 per 100,000 people (51,046 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 24 per 100,000 people — 18th most (2,818 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 6,594 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (770,860 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.6% — 23rd lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 11.7 million
35. Kansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 465 per 100,000 people (13,538 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (264 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 5,765 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (167,859 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.1% — 22nd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 2.9 million
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34. North Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 466 per 100,000 people (3,539 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 10 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (79 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 13,905 per 100,000 people — 7th most (105,691 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.3% — 7th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 760,000
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33. Wisconsin
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 483 per 100,000 people (28,058 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (777 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 9,554 per 100,000 people — 20th most (555,417 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.1% — 14th lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/5/2020
> Total population: 5.8 million
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32. Texas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 533 per 100,000 people (153,011 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 8 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (2,403 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 17 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 6,338 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (1,819,189 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.4% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: 2/12/2020
> Total population: 28.7 million
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31. California
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 547 per 100,000 people (216,550 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 15 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (5,936 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,268 per 100,000 people — 17th most (4,061,692 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 15th lowest
> Date of first known case: 1/25/2020
> Total population: 39.6 million
30. Nevada
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 566 per 100,000 people (17,160 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 25th most (500 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 14 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,122 per 100,000 people — 18th most (307,131 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.6% — 18th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 3.0 million
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29. Colorado
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 567 per 100,000 people (32,307 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 29 per 100,000 people — 14th most (1,676 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 5,561 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (316,734 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.2% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 5.7 million
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28. New Mexico
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 572 per 100,000 people (11,982 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 24 per 100,000 people — 19th most (493 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 16,117 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (337,720 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.5% — 9th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 2.1 million
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27. North Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 611 per 100,000 people (63,484 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (1,325 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 13 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,536 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (886,305 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.2% — 24th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/3/2020
> Total population: 10.4 million
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26. Tennessee
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 625 per 100,000 people (42,297 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (592 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 11 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 11,475 per 100,000 people — 11th most (776,858 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.4% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6.8 million
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25. Minnesota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 639 per 100,000 people (35,861 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 26 per 100,000 people — 17th most (1,435 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 7 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,567 per 100,000 people — 13th most (592,955 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.0% — 20th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5.6 million
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24. Utah
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 667 per 100,000 people (21,100 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (167 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 15 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,390 per 100,000 people — 14th most (328,449 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.4% — 22nd lowest
> Date of first known case: 2/25/2020
> Total population: 3.2 million
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23. Pennsylvania
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 671 per 100,000 people (85,988 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 52 per 100,000 people — 11th most (6,614 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 4 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 5,879 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (752,889 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.4% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 12.8 million
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22. Arkansas
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 672 per 100,000 people (20,257 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 9 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (265 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 19 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,038 per 100,000 people — 19th most (302,536 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.7% — 24th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 3.0 million
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21. Indiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 676 per 100,000 people (45,228 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 36 per 100,000 people — 12th most (2,432 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 7,121 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (476,519 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.5% — 13th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 6.7 million
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20. South Carolina
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 681 per 100,000 people (34,644 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 14 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (720 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 22 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,033 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (408,394 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.5% — 17th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/6/2020
> Total population: 5.1 million
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19. Florida
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 687 per 100,000 people (146,341 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (3,447 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 23 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,987 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (1,914,151 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.6% — 23rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 21.3 million
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18. Michigan
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 700 per 100,000 people (69,946 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 62 per 100,000 people — 7th most (6,157 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 10,342 per 100,000 people — 16th most (1,033,820 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.8% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 10.0 million
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17. Virginia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 730 per 100,000 people (62,189 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 20 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (1,740 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 7,440 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (633,705 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.8% — 11th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/7/2020
> Total population: 8.5 million
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16. Alabama
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 750 per 100,000 people (36,682 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 19 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (905 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 15 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,036 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (392,800 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.3% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/13/2020
> Total population: 4.9 million
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15. South Dakota
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 757 per 100,000 people (6,681 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 10 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (91 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,942 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (78,893 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.5% — 18th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/10/2020
> Total population: 882,000
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14. Georgia
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 762 per 100,000 people (80,161 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 27 per 100,000 people — 16th most (2,796 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 15 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 9,333 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (981,805 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.2% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/2/2020
> Total population: 10.5 million
13. Mississippi
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 890 per 100,000 people (26,567 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 35 per 100,000 people — 13th most (1,059 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 19 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 9,488 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (283,355 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.4% — 14th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 3.0 million
12. Iowa
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 910 per 100,000 people (28,732 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 22 per 100,000 people — 20th most (707 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 11 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 9,519 per 100,000 people — 21st most (300,432 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.6% — 12th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3.2 million
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11. Nebraska
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 980 per 100,000 people (18,899 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 14 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (267 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 8 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 9,096 per 100,000 people — 25th most (175,484 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.8% — 6th highest
> Date of first known case: 2/17/2020
> Total population: 1.9 million
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10. Arizona
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,039 per 100,000 people (74,533 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 22 per 100,000 people — 21st most (1,588 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 39 per 100,000 people — the most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 7,125 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (511,009 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 14.6% — the highest
> Date of first known case: 1/26/2020
> Total population: 7.2 million
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9. Maryland
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,113 per 100,000 people (67,254 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 53 per 100,000 people — 9th most (3,175 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 6 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 8,760 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (529,313 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.7% — 3rd highest
> Date of first known case: 3/5/2020
> Total population: 6.0 million
8. Illinois
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,118 per 100,000 people (142,461 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 54 per 100,000 people — 8th most (6,902 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 12,337 per 100,000 people — 9th most (1,571,896 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.1% — 16th highest
> Date of first known case: 1/24/2020
> Total population: 12.7 million
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7. Delaware
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 28: 1,176 per 100,000 people (11,376 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 28: 52 per 100,000 people — 10th most (507 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 28: 7 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 11,366 per 100,000 people — 12th most (109,931 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.3% — 8th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/11/2020
> Total population: 967,000
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6. Louisiana
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,225 per 100,000 people (57,081 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 66 per 100,000 people — 6th most (3,091 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 16 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Tests completed as of June 29: 15,121 per 100,000 people — 5th most (704,637 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.1% — 21st highest
> Date of first known case: 3/9/2020
> Total population: 4.7 million
5. Connecticut
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 28: 1,298 per 100,000 people (46,362 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 28: 121 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (4,320 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 28: 2 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 28: 12,400 per 100,000 people — 8th most (442,998 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.5% — 7th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/8/2020
> Total population: 3.6 million
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4. Massachusetts
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,576 per 100,000 people (108,768 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 117 per 100,000 people — 4th most (8,095 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 12,129 per 100,000 people — 10th most (837,147 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 13.0% — 2nd highest
> Date of first known case: 2/1/2020
> Total population: 6.9 million
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3. Rhode Island
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,586 per 100,000 people (16,764 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 89 per 100,000 people — 5th most (946 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 5 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 22,559 per 100,000 people — the most (238,520 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.0% — 25th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 1.1 million
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2. New Jersey
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 1,923 per 100,000 people (171,272 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 168 per 100,000 people — the most (14,992 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 15,760 per 100,000 people — 4th most (1,403,984 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 12.2% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/4/2020
> Total population: 8.9 million
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1. New York
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of June 29: 2,009 per 100,000 people (392,539 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 29: 127 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (24,835 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending June 29: 3 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Tests completed as of June 29: 19,767 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (3,862,913 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.2% — 10th highest
> Date of first known case: 3/1/2020
> Total population: 19.5 million
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