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States Where the Virus Spread Is Slowing (and Where It’s Still Getting Worse)

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35. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 19.5 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 21.4 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 2,524 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 170,891)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 30 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,064)
> Population: 6.8 million

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34. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 10.8 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 12.4 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 849 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 9,021)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 13 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 135)
> Population: 1.1 million

33. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 12.3 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 13.8 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 1,581 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 105,804)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 48 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 3,214)
> Population: 6.7 million

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32. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 8.8 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 10.2 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 1,175 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 137,405)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 38 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 4,415)
> Population: 11.7 million

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31. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1.4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 13: 4.6 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Sept. 6: 6.0 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 13: 1,277 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 26,761)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Sept. 13: 39 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 823)
> Population: 2.1 million

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