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
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
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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
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
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