Across the U.S., COVID-19 cases are surging. Before July, the country had never recorded a single day in which more than 50,000 people tested positive for the virus. But state and local health agencies have reported more than 50,000 new daily cases for 10 of the first 12 days of July. The nationwide growth has been driven by alarming recent spikes in a handful of states.
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 July 12 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 comparison purposes, we adjusted the number of confirmed cases per 100,000 people. Data is as of July 12 for all states except for Delaware and Oregon, for which data is as of July 10.
The nation averaged 16.2 new cases per day per 100,000 people from July 6 to July 12 — up from 13.6 per 100,000 from June 29 to July 5. Just seven states reported a decline in the number of cases per capita between those two weeks, five of which are located in the Northeast, which was hit especially hard by the pandemic during its early weeks in March and April.
Many Southern states, like Florida, Tennessee, and Texas, were not hit especially hard early on but are now experiencing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. This spike is being driven by a surge in cases in some of the states’ largest metro areas. Each state has multiple cities which average at least 10 more new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 per day in the most recent week compared to the week before. These are the cities where COVID-19 is growing the fastest.
No states have, as of yet, returned to a complete shutdown, though some are postponing their plans to further reopen. Others are reinstituting some social distancing policies that had been previously relaxed. These are every state’s rules for staying home and social distancing.
Click here to see the states where the virus is growing the fastest
50. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for five days ending July 10: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 11.9 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 10: 1,318 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 12,743)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 10: 53 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 517)
> Population: 967,171
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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49. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 2.5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 264 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 3,539)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 114)
> Population: 1.3 million
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
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48. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 2.4 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,324 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 47,287)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 122 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 4,348)
> Population: 3.6 million
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
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47. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.6 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 1.9 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 446 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 6,054)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 29 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 391)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
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46. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 3.4 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,968 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 175,298)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 174 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 15,541)
> Population: 8.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 4, 2020
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45. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.9 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,097 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 21,172)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 15 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 285)
> Population: 1.9 million
> Date of first known case: February 17, 2020
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44. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 18.8 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 18.9 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 941 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 28,367)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 321)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
43. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3.1 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 3.0 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,617 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 111,597)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 121 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 8,325)
> Population: 6.9 million
> Date of first known case: February 1, 2020
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42. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 4.4 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 4.3 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,637 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 17,312)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 92 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 976)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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41. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.0 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: +0.9 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 207 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 1,296)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 9 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 56)
> Population: 626,299
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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40. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 5.2 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 322 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 1,862)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 4 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 21)
> Population: 577,737
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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39. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.4 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 744 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 95,266)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 54 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 6,904)
> Population: 12.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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38. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3.6 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 3.0 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 2,056 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 401,706)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 128 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 24,979)
> Population: 19.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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37. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,208 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 153,916)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 56 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 7,187)
> Population: 12.7 million
> Date of first known case: January 24, 2020
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36. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.1 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 6.4 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,210 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 73,109)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 55 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 3,319)
> Population: 6.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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35. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1.6 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: +0.9 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 80 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,130)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 19)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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34. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 15.5 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 14.7 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 825 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 85,701)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,503)
> Population: 10.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 3, 2020
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33. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 6.4 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 830 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 70,670)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 23 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,966)
> Population: 8.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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32. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 5.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 771 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 51,612)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 38 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 2,567)
> Population: 6.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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31. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 7.2 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 754 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 42,281)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 27 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,502)
> Population: 5.6 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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30. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 4.0 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 201 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 1,479)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 17)
> Population: 737,438
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
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29. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 850 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 7,499)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 12 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 109)
> Population: 882,235
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
28. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 31.0 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 29.6 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,114 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 56,648)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 961)
> Population: 5.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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27. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 9.0 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 7.7 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 561 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 65,592)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 26 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 3,058)
> Population: 11.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
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26. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 23.4 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 22.0 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,215 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 36,287)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 42 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 1,249)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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25. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 4.4 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 648 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 36,913)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 30 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 1,725)
> Population: 5.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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24. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 19.2 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 17.6 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 811 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 320,804)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 18 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 7,017)
> Population: 39.6 million
> Date of first known case: January 25, 2020
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23. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 3.3 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 764 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 76,370)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 63 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 6,313)
> Population: 10.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
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22. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8.3 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 6.6 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 520 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 39,218)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 1,424)
> Population: 7.5 million
> Date of first known case: January 21, 2020
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21. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 10.3 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 8.6 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 627 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 36,448)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 820)
> Population: 5.8 million
> Date of first known case: February 5, 2020
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20. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for five days ending July 10: 6.9 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 10: 273 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 11,454)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 10: 6 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 232)
> Population: 4.2 million
> Date of first known case: February 28, 2020
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19. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 24.0 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 22.2 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,088 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 114,401)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 28 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 2,996)
> Population: 10.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
18. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 18.7 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 16.8 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 933 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 29,484)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 215)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: February 25, 2020
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17. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.6 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 165 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 1,758)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 29)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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16. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 2.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 14.7 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 12.7 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,109 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 35,006)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 24 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 749)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
15. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 2.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 9.2 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 717 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 15,028)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 26 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 545)
> Population: 2.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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14. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 5.2 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 570 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 4,334)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 87)
> Population: 760,077
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
13. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 2.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6.8 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 4.5 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 428 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 19,121)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 622)
> Population: 4.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
12. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 24.4 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 21.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,082 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 52,908)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 22 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 1,093)
> Population: 4.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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11. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 3.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5.8 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 2.7 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 235 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 4,244)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 96)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 17, 2020
10. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 3.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 12.7 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 9.3 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 639 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 18,611)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 10 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 284)
> Population: 2.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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9. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 3.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 13.5 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 9.9 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 513 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 20,235)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 422)
> Population: 3.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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8. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 5.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 27.3 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 21.7 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 901 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 258,658)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 3,192)
> Population: 28.7 million
> Date of first known case: February 12, 2020
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7. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 5.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 23.3 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 17.4 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 915 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 61,960)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 741)
> Population: 6.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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6. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 6.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 26.6 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 912 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 27,683)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 20 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 593)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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5. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 7.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 43.1 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 35.7 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,267 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 269,811)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 20 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 4,242)
> Population: 21.3 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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4. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 8.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 11.7 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 448 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 27,443)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 17 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 1,069)
> Population: 6.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
3. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 8.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 22.1 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 13.5 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 621 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 10,902)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 6 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 102)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
2. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 8.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 52.4 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 43.6 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,708 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 122,467)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 31 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 2,237)
> Population: 7.2 million
> Date of first known case: January 26, 2020
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1. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 9.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 33.5 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 5: 24.2 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,676 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 78,122)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 12: 71 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 3,308)
> Population: 4.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
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