Special Report
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (And Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
August 11, 2020 8:52 am
Last Updated: September 3, 2020 4:50 pm
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30. Nebraska
> 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 9: 13.6 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 3: 15.1 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 9: 1,464 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 28,245)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 9: 18 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 345)
> Population: 1.9 million
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29. Maryland
> 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 9: 13.7 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 3: 14.9 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 9: 1,580 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 95,503)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 9: 59 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 3,585)
> Population: 6.0 million
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28. Pennsylvania
> 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 9: 6.1 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 3: 7.3 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 9: 928 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 118,852)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 9: 57 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 7,314)
> Population: 12.8 million
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27. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 9: 14.8 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 3: 15.9 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 9: 1,544 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 48,732)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 9: 29 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 930)
> Population: 3.2 million
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26. Ohio
> 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 9: 10.0 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending August 3: 11.0 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of August 9: 863 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 100,848)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of August 9: 31 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 3,669)
> Population: 11.7 million
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