After an alarming surge that began in June and continued through most of July, it appears that the COVID-19 pandemic may be leveling off in the range of 55,000 to 75,000 daily new U.S. cases. This is still well above the fewer than 20,000 per day reported nationwide in early June. But the surge is not over yet, as COVID-19 continues to spread at a growing rate in every state.
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 26 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. Data is as of July 26 for all states except Oregon and Texas, for which data is as of July 24.
The average number of new daily cases per capita in the United States has increased from 19.4 per 100,000 during the week ending July 19 to 26.6 in the week ending July 26, an increase of 7.2 daily new cases per 100,000 people. In 10 states, the average number of daily new cases climbed by at least 10 new daily cases per 100,000. In one state, the average number of daily new cases rose by 25.5 per 100,000, to 54.2 compared to 28.7 a week prior.
While the average number of new daily cases is climbing in every state, it is increasing the least primarily in the Northeast, including in many of the states that were initially hit the hardest, such as Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. For months, those states ranked as having among the most total cases per capita, even after sustained declines, but those are finally being pushed down the list by states in the South and the West. Click here to see the states with the most COVID-19 cases per capita.
In southern and western states, which include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana, cases have been skyrocketing for weeks. As the situation has worsened, a number of those states have postponed plans to move to the next phase of reopening their economies. These are every state’s rules for staying open and social distancing.
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50. 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 July 26: 1.6 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 1.3 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 224 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 1,400)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 9 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 56)
> Population: 626,299
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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49. New Jersey
> 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 26: 3.6 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 3.2 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 2,013 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 179,363)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 177 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 15,787)
> Population: 8.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 4, 2020
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48. Maine
> 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 26: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 1.4 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 285 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 3,814)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 119)
> Population: 1.3 million
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
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47. 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 26: 2.8 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 118 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 1,683)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 2 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 26)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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46. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 2.7 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 1.7 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 474 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 6,436)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 30 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 409)
> Population: 1.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
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45. New York
> 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 26: 5.1 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 2,107 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 411,736)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 128 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 25,106)
> Population: 19.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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44. Connecticut
> 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 26: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 2.2 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,365 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 48,776)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 124 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,413)
> Population: 3.6 million
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
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43. Rhode Island
> 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 26: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 5.9 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,724 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 18,224)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 95 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 1,002)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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42. Oregon
> 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 26: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 8.1 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 384 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 16,104)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 7 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 282)
> Population: 4.2 million
> Date of first known case: February 28, 2020
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41. Massachusetts
> 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 26: 5.5 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 3.7 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,675 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 115,637)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 124 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 8,529)
> Population: 6.9 million
> Date of first known case: February 1, 2020
40. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 20.0 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 17.5 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 862 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 25,109)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 11 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 326)
> Population: 2.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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39. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 9.4 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 867 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 86,661)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 64 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 6,400)
> Population: 10.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
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38. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 9.0 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.3 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 839 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 107,425)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 56 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 7,118)
> Population: 12.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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37. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 9.6 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 952 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 8,395)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 14 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 123)
> Population: 882,235
> Date of first known case: March 10, 2020
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36. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 9.6 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 330 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 5,960)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 6 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 103)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 17, 2020
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35. Montana
> 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 26: 13.2 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 315 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 3,342)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 4 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 46)
> Population: 1.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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34. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 15.1 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 11.4 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 719 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 84,073)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 28 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 3,307)
> Population: 11.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
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33. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 20.6 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 17.0 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,331 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 42,016)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 26 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 826)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: March 8, 2020
32. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 12.1 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 7.8 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 778 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 44,336)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 31 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 1,794)
> Population: 5.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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31. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 10.6 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 428 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 2,475)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 4 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 25)
> Population: 577,737
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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30. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 15.0 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.4 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 912 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 51,153)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 28 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,574)
> Population: 5.6 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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29. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 13.1 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 8.4 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,345 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 171,424)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 58 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 7,398)
> Population: 12.7 million
> Date of first known case: January 24, 2020
28. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 24.3 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 19.4 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,085 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 112,713)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 17 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 1,785)
> Population: 10.4 million
> Date of first known case: March 3, 2020
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27. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 15.4 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.5 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 993 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 84,567)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 24 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 2,078)
> Population: 8.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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26. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 18.1 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 13.0 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 909 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 19,042)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 29 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 614)
> Population: 2.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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25. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 13.1 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 7.9 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 342 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 2,524)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 3 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 20)
> Population: 737,438
> Date of first known case: March 12, 2020
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24. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 23.4 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 18.1 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 793 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 31,285)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 496)
> Population: 3.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
23. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 16.3 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.9 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,264 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 24,395)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 16 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 316)
> Population: 1.9 million
> Date of first known case: February 17, 2020
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22. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 15.6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 9.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 932 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 62,372)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 40 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 2,706)
> Population: 6.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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21. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 27.1 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 21.3 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,201 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 37,973)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 274)
> Population: 3.2 million
> Date of first known case: February 25, 2020
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20. Washington
> 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 26: 16.1 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.3 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 698 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 52,635)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 20 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 1,501)
> Population: 7.5 million
> Date of first known case: January 21, 2020
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19. Arizona
> 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 26: 51.6 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 45.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 2,259 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 162,014)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 46 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 3,305)
> Population: 7.2 million
> Date of first known case: January 26, 2020
18. Wisconsin
> 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 26: 20.4 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 840 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 48,827)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 15 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 892)
> Population: 5.8 million
> Date of first known case: February 5, 2020
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17. Maryland
> 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 26: 16.8 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 10.2 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,386 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 83,748)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 57 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 3,440)
> Population: 6.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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16. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 8.2 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,478 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 14,290)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 60 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 579)
> Population: 967,171
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
15. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 19.6 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 11.8 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 773 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 5,876)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 99)
> Population: 760,077
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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14. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 17.5 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 9.4 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 599 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 26,764)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 16 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 696)
> Population: 4.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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13. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 40.3 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 32.2 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,289 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 369,826)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 16 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 4,717)
> Population: 28.7 million
> Date of first known case: February 12, 2020
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12. Arkansas
> 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 26: 32.3 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 23.5 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,282 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 38,623)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 13 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 401)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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11. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 46.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 37.3 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,597 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 81,199)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 29 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,491)
> Population: 5.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 6, 2020
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10. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 32.1 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 21.5 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,147 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 453,659)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 21 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 8,416)
> Population: 39.6 million
> Date of first known case: January 25, 2020
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9. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +11.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 22.4 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 11.1 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 684 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 41,925)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 20 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 1,197)
> Population: 6.1 million
> Date of first known case: March 7, 2020
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8. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +11.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 40.6 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 29.0 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,016 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 17,827)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 8 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 146)
> Population: 1.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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7. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +12.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 42.2 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 30.1 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,388 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 93,936)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 14 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 967)
> Population: 6.8 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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6. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +12.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 47.3 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 35.0 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,583 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 77,351)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 29 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 1,428)
> Population: 4.9 million
> Date of first known case: March 13, 2020
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5. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 67.3 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 53.8 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,990 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 423,855)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 28 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 5,972)
> Population: 21.3 million
> Date of first known case: March 1, 2020
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4. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +14.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 48.0 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 33.1 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,597 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 167,953)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 33 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 3,498)
> Population: 10.5 million
> Date of first known case: March 2, 2020
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3. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +17.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 49.7 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 31.8 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,412 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 42,843)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 24 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 734)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 5, 2020
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2. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +19.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 61.1 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 42.1 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 2,308 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 107,574)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 78 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 3,651)
> Population: 4.7 million
> Date of first known case: March 9, 2020
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1. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +25.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 26: 54.2 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 19: 28.7 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of July 26: 1,751 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 52,304)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of July 26: 50 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 1,495)
> Population: 3.0 million
> Date of first known case: March 11, 2020
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