Special Report
The Place in Every State Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest
August 21, 2020 8:45 am
Last Updated: September 3, 2020 4:16 pm
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Alabama: Clarke County
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +100 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in Clarke County in 7 days ending August 17: 155 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Clarke County in 7 days ending August 10: 56 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Alabama in 7 days ending August 17: 23 per 100,000 (9th most)
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Clarke County as of August 17: 3,424 per 100,000 people (total: 835)
> Population: 24,387
> Largest place in Clarke County: Jackson
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Alaska: Juneau City and Borough
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in Juneau City and Borough in 7 days ending August 17: 16 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Juneau City and Borough in 7 days ending August 10: 13 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Alaska in 7 days ending August 17: 12 per 100,000 (24th fewest)
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Juneau City and Borough as of August 17: 690 per 100,000 people (total: 223)
> Population: 32,330
> Largest place in Juneau City and Borough: Juneau
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Arizona: Cochise County
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in Cochise County in 7 days ending August 17: 19 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Cochise County in 7 days ending August 10: 10 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Arizona in 7 days ending August 17: 14 per 100,000 (18th most)
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Cochise County as of August 17: 1,395 per 100,000 people (total: 1,762)
> Population: 126,279
> Largest place in Cochise County: Sierra Vista
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Arkansas: Lee County
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +28 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in Lee County in 7 days ending August 17: 44 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Lee County in 7 days ending August 10: 16 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Arkansas in 7 days ending August 17: 19 per 100,000 (13th most)
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lee County as of August 17: 10,396 per 100,000 people (total: 977)
> Population: 9,398
> Largest place in Lee County: Marianna
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California: Merced County
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +58 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in Merced County in 7 days ending August 17: 90 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in Merced County in 7 days ending August 10: 32 per 100,000
> Avg. new daily cases in California in 7 days ending August 17: 21 per 100,000 (10th most)
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases in Merced County as of August 17: 2,506 per 100,000 people (total: 6,744)
> Population: 269,075
> Largest place in Merced County: Merced
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