Special Report
States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)
September 16, 2020 9:05 am
50. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -14.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 18.4 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 33.2 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 2,839 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 138,755)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 48 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 2,351)
> Population: 4.9 million
49. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -9.8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 22.1 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 31.9 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 2,356 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 74,361)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 39 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 1,218)
> Population: 3.2 million
48. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -8.3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 25.7 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 34.0 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 1,886 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 16,638)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 21 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 184)
> Population: 882,235
47. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 16.4 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 21.1 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 3,009 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 89,874)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 90 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 2,697)
> Population: 3.0 million
46. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 12.2 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 16.8 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 745 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 10,588)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 07 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 97)
> Population: 1.4 million
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