Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, roughly 1 in every 100 Americans have been diagnosed with the virus — 3.2 million cases total. Yet these cases are far from evenly distributed. Just seven states account for over half of all U.S. 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, to determine the states with the highest number of confirmed cases per capita. We calculated the total number of COVID-19 diagnoses per 100,000 residents since the start of the outbreak in each state using one-year population data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey. Data is as of July 12 for all states except for Delaware and Oregon, for which data is as of July 10.
New York and New Jersey still lead the nation in cumulative COVID-19 diagnoses per 100,000 residents, as they have since the pandemic began. Both states were hit especially hard in March and April. A month ago, the Northeast was home to all five states with the most cases per capita. However, as cases have begun to spike in the South and the West, states like Massachusetts and Connecticut no longer rank in the top five.
In mid-June, Arizona had the 22nd highest number of cases per capita with just under 500 cases per 100,000 residents. As of July 12, cases in the state more had than tripled to over 1,700 cases per 100,000 residents, and the Western state now ranks third in the nation. For comparison, the number of cases in New York and New Jersey rose by less than 100 per 100,000 residents during that same time period.
Many other states, nearly all of which are located in the South, have seen a similar increase in cases over the past month. In many cases, these states ranked among the states with the fewest cases per capita a month ago, but now they rank among the highest. These increases have been driven in large part by the numerous major metro areas within these states that have doubled their share of cases just in the last two weeks. These are the cities where COVID-19 cases have doubled in the past 14 days.
This recent increase in cases may be due at least in part to relaxed social distancing rules as states have been reopening their economies. Now, governors of many of these states have been forced to either abandon further reopening plans or even reimpose some previous rules that limit social gatherings, mandate mask wearing, and reduce indoor capacities at certain businesses. These are every state’s rules for staying open and social distancing.
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50. Hawaii
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 80 per 100,000 people (1,130 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest (19 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 7,533 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (107,009 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.1% — 2nd lowest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 1.4 million
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49. Montana
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 165 per 100,000 people (1,758 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (29 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,794 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (114,661 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.5% — 3rd lowest
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
> Total population: 1.1 million
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48. Alaska
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 201 per 100,000 people (1,479 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 2 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (17 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 19,727 per 100,000 people — 4th most (145,475 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.0% — the lowest
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
> Total population: 737,438
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47. Vermont
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 207 per 100,000 people (1,296 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 9 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (56 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 1 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 12,111 per 100,000 people — 19th most (75,851 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 1.7% — 4th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
> Total population: 626,299
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46. West Virginia
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 235 per 100,000 people (4,244 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (96 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 11,496 per 100,000 people — 24th most (207,595 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 2.0% — 5th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 17, 2020
> Total population: 1.8 million
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45. Maine
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 264 per 100,000 people (3,539 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (114 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 2 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 8,916 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (119,333 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.0% — 6th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
> Total population: 1.3 million
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44. Oregon
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 10: 273 per 100,000 people (11,454 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 10: 6 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (232 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for five days ending July 10: 7 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 10: 6,829 per 100,000 people — the fewest (286,197 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.0% — 9th lowest
> Date of first known case: February 28, 2020
> Total population: 4.2 million
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43. Wyoming
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 322 per 100,000 people (1,862 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 4 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (21 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 6,846 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (39,552 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.7% — 12th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Total population: 577,737
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42. Kentucky
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 428 per 100,000 people (19,121 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (622 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 9,782 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (437,088 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.4% — 10th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 4.5 million
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41. New Hampshire
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 446 per 100,000 people (6,054 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 29 per 100,000 people — 16th most (391 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 2 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 9,943 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (134,866 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.5% — 11th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
> Total population: 1.4 million
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40. Missouri
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 448 per 100,000 people (27,443 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 17 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (1,069 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 12 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 7,925 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (485,508 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.7% — 16th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
> Total population: 6.1 million
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39. Oklahoma
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 513 per 100,000 people (20,235 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (422 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,735 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (423,285 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 4.8% — 13th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 3.9 million
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38. Washington
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 520 per 100,000 people (39,218 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (1,424 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 8,871 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (668,466 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.9% — 17th lowest
> Date of first known case: January 21, 2020
> Total population: 7.5 million
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37. Ohio
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 561 per 100,000 people (65,592 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 26 per 100,000 people — 19th most (3,058 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 9 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 8,576 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (1,002,463 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.5% — 22nd lowest
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
> Total population: 11.7 million
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36. North Dakota
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 570 per 100,000 people (4,334 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (87 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 16,114 per 100,000 people — 6th most (122,479 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.5% — 7th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Total population: 760,077
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35. Idaho
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 621 per 100,000 people (10,902 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 6 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (102 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 22 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 7,205 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (126,393 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.6% — 19th highest
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
> Total population: 1.8 million
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34. Wisconsin
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 627 per 100,000 people (36,448 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (820 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 10 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 11,865 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (689,800 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.3% — 14th lowest
> Date of first known case: February 5, 2020
> Total population: 5.8 million
33. Kansas
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 639 per 100,000 people (18,611 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 10 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (284 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 13 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 7,480 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (217,779 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.5% — 21st highest
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
> Total population: 2.9 million
32. Colorado
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 648 per 100,000 people (36,913 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 30 per 100,000 people — 15th most (1,725 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 6 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 6,959 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (396,363 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.3% — 16th highest
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
> Total population: 5.7 million
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31. New Mexico
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 717 per 100,000 people (15,028 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 26 per 100,000 people — 20th most (545 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 19,965 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (418,357 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 3.6% — 8th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Total population: 2.1 million
30. Pennsylvania
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 744 per 100,000 people (95,266 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 54 per 100,000 people — 10th most (6,904 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 7,217 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (924,284 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.3% — 12th highest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 12.8 million
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29. Minnesota
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 754 per 100,000 people (42,281 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 27 per 100,000 people — 18th most (1,502 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 13,456 per 100,000 people — 15th most (755,052 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.6% — 15th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 5.6 million
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28. Michigan
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 764 per 100,000 people (76,370 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 63 per 100,000 people — 7th most (6,313 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 5 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 12,935 per 100,000 people — 17th most (1,292,951 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.9% — 18th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
> Total population: 10.0 million
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27. Indiana
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 771 per 100,000 people (51,612 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 38 per 100,000 people — 13th most (2,567 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 8,438 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (564,647 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.1% — 17th highest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 6.7 million
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26. California
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 811 per 100,000 people (320,804 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 18 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (7,017 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 13,668 per 100,000 people — 14th most (5,406,599 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 5.9% — 19th lowest
> Date of first known case: January 25, 2020
> Total population: 39.6 million
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25. North Carolina
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 825 per 100,000 people (85,701 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 14 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (1,503 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 15 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 11,553 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (1,199,575 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.1% — 24th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 3, 2020
> Total population: 10.4 million
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24. Virginia
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 830 per 100,000 people (70,670 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 23 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (1,966 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 9,406 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (801,205 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.8% — 18th highest
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
> Total population: 8.5 million
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23. South Dakota
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 850 per 100,000 people (7,499 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 12 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (109 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,270 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (90,608 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.3% — 24th highest
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
> Total population: 882,235
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22. Texas
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 901 per 100,000 people (258,658 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (3,192 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 27 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 8,685 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (2,492,754 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.4% — 10th highest
> Date of first known case: February 12, 2020
> Total population: 28.7 million
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21. Nevada
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 912 per 100,000 people (27,683 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 20 per 100,000 people — 25th most (593 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 27 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 14,316 per 100,000 people — 11th most (434,401 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.4% — 21st lowest
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
> Total population: 3.0 million
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20. Tennessee
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 915 per 100,000 people (61,960 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (741 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 23 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 15,029 per 100,000 people — 10th most (1,017,498 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 6.1% — 20th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
> Total population: 6.8 million
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19. Utah
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 933 per 100,000 people (29,484 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (215 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 13,067 per 100,000 people — 16th most (413,058 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.1% — 23rd lowest
> Date of first known case: February 25, 2020
> Total population: 3.2 million
18. Arkansas
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 941 per 100,000 people (28,367 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 11 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (321 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 12,688 per 100,000 people — 18th most (382,402 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.4% — 25th lowest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Total population: 3.0 million
17. Alabama
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,082 per 100,000 people (52,908 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 22 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (1,093 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 24 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,451 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (510,827 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.4% — 11th highest
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
> Total population: 4.9 million
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16. Georgia
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,088 per 100,000 people (114,401 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 28 per 100,000 people — 17th most (2,996 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 24 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,123 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (1,064,873 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.7% — 6th highest
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
> Total population: 10.5 million
15. Nebraska
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,097 per 100,000 people (21,172 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 15 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (285 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 8 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,983 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (211,901 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.0% — 13th highest
> Date of first known case: February 17, 2020
> Total population: 1.9 million
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14. Iowa
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,109 per 100,000 people (35,006 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 24 per 100,000 people — 21st most (749 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 15 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 11,878 per 100,000 people — 21st most (374,890 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.3% — 15th highest
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
> Total population: 3.2 million
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13. South Carolina
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,114 per 100,000 people (56,648 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 19 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (961 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 31 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 9,684 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (492,345 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.5% — 3rd highest
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
> Total population: 5.1 million
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12. Illinois
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,208 per 100,000 people (153,916 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 56 per 100,000 people — 8th most (7,187 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 15,564 per 100,000 people — 9th most (1,982,982 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 7.8% — 25th highest
> Date of first known case: January 24, 2020
> Total population: 12.7 million
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11. Maryland
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,210 per 100,000 people (73,109 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 55 per 100,000 people — 9th most (3,319 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 7 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 10,647 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (643,391 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.4% — 4th highest
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
> Total population: 6.0 million
10. Mississippi
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,215 per 100,000 people (36,287 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 42 per 100,000 people — 12th most (1,249 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 23 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 11,185 per 100,000 people — 25th most (334,029 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.9% — 5th highest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Total population: 3.0 million
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9. Florida
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,267 per 100,000 people (269,811 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 20 per 100,000 people — 24th most (4,242 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 43 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 12,098 per 100,000 people — 20th most (2,576,813 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.5% — 7th highest
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
> Total population: 21.3 million
8. Delaware
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 10: 1,318 per 100,000 people (12,743 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 10: 53 per 100,000 people — 11th most (517 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for five days ending July 10: 11 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Tests completed as of July 10: 13,867 per 100,000 people — 12th most (134,115 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 9.5% — 14th highest
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
> Total population: 967,171
7. Connecticut
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,324 per 100,000 people (47,287 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 122 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (4,348 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 2 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 15,569 per 100,000 people — 8th most (556,230 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.5% — 22nd highest
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
> Total population: 3.6 million
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6. Massachusetts
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,617 per 100,000 people (111,597 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 121 per 100,000 people — 4th most (8,325 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 13,786 per 100,000 people — 13th most (951,512 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 11.7% — 2nd highest
> Date of first known case: February 1, 2020
> Total population: 6.9 million
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5. Rhode Island
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,637 per 100,000 people (17,312 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 92 per 100,000 people — 5th most (976 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 4 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 15,762 per 100,000 people — 7th most (166,655 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.4% — 9th highest
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
> Total population: 1.1 million
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4. Louisiana
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,676 per 100,000 people (78,122 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 71 per 100,000 people — 6th most (3,308 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 33 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 20,064 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (934,995 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.4% — 23rd highest
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
> Total population: 4.7 million
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3. Arizona
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,708 per 100,000 people (122,467 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 31 per 100,000 people — 14th most (2,237 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 52 per 100,000 people — the most
> Tests completed as of July 12: 9,697 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (695,463 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 17.6% — the highest
> Date of first known case: January 26, 2020
> Total population: 7.2 million
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2. New Jersey
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 1,968 per 100,000 people (175,298 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 174 per 100,000 people — the most (15,541 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 3 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 18,921 per 100,000 people — 5th most (1,685,604 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 10.4% — 8th highest
> Date of first known case: March 4, 2020
> Total population: 8.9 million
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1. New York
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 12: 2,056 per 100,000 people (401,706 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of July 12: 128 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (24,979 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 12: 4 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Tests completed as of July 12: 23,913 per 100,000 people — the most (4,673,195 total tests)
> Positive test rate: 8.6% — 20th highest
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
> Total population: 19.5 million
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