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Cities Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest

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17. Columbia, MO
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 23.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 17.9 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,089 per 100,000 people (total: 2,224)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 05
> Population: 180,005
> Avg. new daily cases in Missouri in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 18 per 100,000 (9th most)

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16. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 20.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 15.5 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 2,288 per 100,000 people (total: 3,893)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 78
> Population: 169,659
> Avg. new daily cases in Iowa in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 17 per 100,000 (10th most)

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15. Green Bay, WI
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 19.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 13.7 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,730 per 100,000 people (total: 5,497)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 60
> Population: 321,591
> Avg. new daily cases in Wisconsin in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 12 per 100,000 (25th most)

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14. Bismarck, ND
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 41.1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 35.1 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 1,798 per 100,000 people (total: 2,268)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 17
> Population: 132,317
> Avg. new daily cases in North Dakota in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 22 per 100,000 (6th most)

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13. Lewiston, ID-WA
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 13.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases in 7 days ending Aug. 17: 7.5 per 100,000 people
> Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 24: 467 per 100,000 people (total: 292)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of Aug. 24: 21
> Population: 63,018
> Avg. new daily cases in Idaho in 7 days ending Aug. 24: 19 per 100,000 (8th most)

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