Cities Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest

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August 27, 2020 8:50 am

Last Updated: August 28, 2020 10:01 am

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22. Champaign-Urbana, IL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 11.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 7.2 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 951 per 100,000 people (total: 2,148)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 20
> Population: 237,356
> Avg. new daily cases in Illinois in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 15 per 100,000 (18th most)

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21. Rockford, IL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 8.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 4.0 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,441 per 100,000 people (total: 4,896)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 162
> Population: 337,658
> Avg. new daily cases in Illinois in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 15 per 100,000 (18th most)

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20. Anniston-Oxford, AL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 26.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 21.9 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,884 per 100,000 people (total: 2,168)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 23
> Population: 114,277
> Avg. new daily cases in Alabama in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 16 per 100,000 (15th most)

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19. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 16.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 11.7 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,901 per 100,000 people (total: 11,739)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 226
> Population: 575,412
> Avg. new daily cases in North Carolina in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 13 per 100,000 (21st most)

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18. Carbondale-Marion, IL
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 24.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 19.5 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,200 per 100,000 people (total: 1,662)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 29
> Population: 124,475
> Avg. new daily cases in Illinois in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 15 per 100,000 (18th most)

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