After an alarming surge in coronavirus cases that began in June and continued through most of July, it appears that new COVID-19 infections may be leveling off nationwide. On Monday, the U.S. reported fewer than 50,000 new cases for the first time in nearly a month. This is still well above the roughly 20,000 new cases per day reported nationwide in early June. And while the number of new daily cases appears to be leveling off, or even declining nationwide, COVID-19 continues to spread at a growing rate in a number 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 Aug. 1 and compared it to the average of new daily cases from the previous week to determine the states where the coronavirus is growing the fastest.
The average number of new daily cases per capita in the United States fell slightly, from 20.2 per 100,000 during the week ending July 26 to 19.1 per 100,000 in the week ending Aug. 1, a decrease of 1.1 daily new cases per 100,000 people. In 11 states, the average number of daily new cases declined at a faster rate than then national rate. Meanwhile, in 21 states, the average number of daily new cases per 100,000 rose by at least 1 and by as much as 8.9 compared to a week prior.
The states that recorded the largest decreases in the number of daily new cases per capita are states in the South and West that were part of the virus’ surge in June and July. Even after reporting declines in new cases over the past week, these states still, for the most part, have among the most daily cases per capita. Florida, for example, reported a decrease of 4.3 new daily cases per capita, on average, from the week before but as of the week ending Aug. 1 it still averaged the most new daily cases per capita in the country.
While many Southern and Western states have reported slowdowns in COVID-19 growth, there are exceptions, including Missouri and Oklahoma, which each reported an increase of at least 8 new daily cases per 100,000 residents in the week ending Aug. 1, compared to the previous week. Some other states reporting an increase in new daily cases include those in the Northeast, such as New Jersey and Connecticut, where the COVID-19 growth rate had been declining or stagnant for weeks.
Click here to see the states where the virus is growing the fastest
50. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -11.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 20.8 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 32.2 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,467 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 420,946)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 24 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 6,837)
> Population: 28.7 million
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49. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 30.4 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 36.1 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,782 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 90,599)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 34 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 1,751)
> Population: 5.1 million
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48. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 35.4 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 40.0 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 2,468 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 177,002)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 52 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 3,747)
> Population: 7.2 million
47. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 16.5 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 20.8 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,288 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 40,702)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 10 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 310)
> Population: 3.2 million
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46. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 47.4 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 51.8 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 2,254 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 480,028)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 34 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 7,144)
> Population: 21.3 million
45. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 32.3 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 36.6 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,775 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 86,780)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 32 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 1,553)
> Population: 4.9 million
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44. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 34.3 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 37.9 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,617 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 49,074)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 27 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 832)
> Population: 3.0 million
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43. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 42.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 45.5 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 2,495 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 116,280)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 82 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 3,835)
> Population: 4.7 million
42. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 29.1 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 30.9 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,181 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 20,721)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 11 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 189)
> Population: 1.8 million
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41. 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 August 1: 34.9 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 36.7 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,806 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 190,012)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 36 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 3,825)
> Population: 10.5 million
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40. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 22.6 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 24.0 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,264 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 500,130)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 23 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 9,224)
> Population: 39.6 million
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39. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 11.5 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 12.3 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 764 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 57,541)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 21 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 1,592)
> Population: 7.5 million
38. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 18.0 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 18.6 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,193 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 123,878)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 19 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,964)
> Population: 10.4 million
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37. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 7.7 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 8.3 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 449 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 18,817)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 8 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 325)
> Population: 4.2 million
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36. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 11.5 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 788 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 92,087)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 30 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 3,515)
> Population: 11.7 million
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35. 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 August 1: .8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 1.2 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 227 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 1,421)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 9 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 57)
> Population: 626,000
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34. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 10.9 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,538 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 14,877)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 60 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 585)
> Population: 967,000
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33. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 3.5 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 3.8 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 2,128 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 415,767)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 129 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 25,164)
> Population: 19.5 million
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32. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 1.5 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 1.6 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 294 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 3,937)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 123)
> Population: 1.3 million
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31. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 955 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 27,812)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 12 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 358)
> Population: 2.9 million
30. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 15.3 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 15.2 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 929 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 54,002)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 16 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 947)
> Population: 5.8 million
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29. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,424 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 44,936)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 28 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 872)
> Population: 3.2 million
28. 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 August 1: 2.3 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 2.0 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 488 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 6,613)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 31 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 416)
> Population: 1.4 million
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27. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 7.6 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 7.2 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 914 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 91,332)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 65 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 6,457)
> Population: 10.0 million
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26. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 7.5 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 7.0 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 373 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 6,735)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 6 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 116)
> Population: 1.8 million
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25. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 12.1 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 11.5 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,003 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 67,122)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 41 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 2,771)
> Population: 6.7 million
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24. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 6.7 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 882 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 112,936)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 56 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 7,204)
> Population: 12.8 million
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23. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 4.9 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 4.1 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,710 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 118,040)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 125 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 8,626)
> Population: 6.9 million
22. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +0.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 13.4 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 688 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 30,723)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 17 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 740)
> Population: 4.5 million
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21. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 12.6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 11.6 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,066 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 90,801)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 26 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 2,215)
> Population: 8.5 million
20. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 10.1 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 8.8 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 830 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 47,267)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 32 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 1,844)
> Population: 5.7 million
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19. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 8.9 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 7.7 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 479 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 2,769)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 5 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 26)
> Population: 578,000
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18. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 11.2 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 9.9 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 384 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 4,081)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 6 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 61)
> Population: 1.1 million
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17. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 13.6 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 992 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 20,796)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 31 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 651)
> Population: 2.1 million
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16. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 12.5 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 11.1 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 984 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 55,188)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 29 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 1,606)
> Population: 5.6 million
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15. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 8.5 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 7.0 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,005 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 8,867)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 15 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 134)
> Population: 882,000
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14. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 11.3 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 9.6 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,416 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 180,476)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 59 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 7,503)
> Population: 12.7 million
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13. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 4.3 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 2.6 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,394 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 49,810)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 124 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 4,432)
> Population: 3.6 million
12. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 16.2 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 14.4 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 869 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 6,602)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 14 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 103)
> Population: 760,000
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11. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 14.6 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 12.5 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,479 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 89,365)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 58 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 3,506)
> Population: 6.0 million
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10. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 34.3 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 32.0 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,598 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 108,184)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 16 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 1,067)
> Population: 6.8 million
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9. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 4.8 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 2.5 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 2,043 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 182,029)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 178 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 15,830)
> Population: 8.9 million
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8. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 4.3 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 1.9 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 155 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 2,197)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 2 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 26)
> Population: 1.4 million
7. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +2.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 14.6 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 11.7 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,368 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 26,391)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 17 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 332)
> Population: 1.9 million
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6. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 26.7 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 23.3 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,432 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 43,173)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 15 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 458)
> Population: 3.0 million
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5. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 9.5 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 5.8 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 1,799 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 19,022)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 95 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 1,007)
> Population: 1.1 million
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4. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 13.6 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 9.2 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 425 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 3,136)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 3 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 24)
> Population: 737,000
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3. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 43.5 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 38.5 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 2,005 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 59,881)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 57 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 1,693)
> Population: 3.0 million
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2. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 23.9 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 15.8 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 836 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 51,245)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 20 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 1,253)
> Population: 6.1 million
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1. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 1: 26.2 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending July 25: 17.3 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 1: 957 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 37,731)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 1: 14 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 549)
> Population: 3.9 million
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