Special Report
States Where COVID-19 Cases Have Doubled in 2 Months
November 6, 2020 7:27 am
Last Updated: November 6, 2020 9:46 am
10. Missouri
> Total population: 6,126,452
> Population density: 88 people per square mile — 23rd lowest
> Increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases Sept 3 – Nov 3: 115.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept 3: 1,446 per 100,000 people — 19th lowest (total: 88,586)
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 3: 3,108 per 100,000 people — 23rd highest (total: 190,424)
> Avg new cases per day from Sept 3 – Nov 3: 26 per 100,000 people — 12th highest (total: 1,592)
> Tests completed as of Nov 3: 25,125 per 100,000 people — 7th lowest (total tests: 1,539,263)
> Positive test rate: 12.4% — 11th highest
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov 3: 50 per 100,000 people — 25th lowest (total: 3,064)
9. Kentucky
> Total population: 4,468,402
> Population density: 111 people per square mile — 21st highest
> Increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases Sept 3 – Nov 3: 118.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept 3: 1,139 per 100,000 people — 14th lowest (total: 50,885)
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 3: 2,493 per 100,000 people — 19th lowest (total: 111,379)
> Avg new cases per day from Sept 3 – Nov 3: 21 per 100,000 people — 18th highest (total: 945)
> Tests completed as of Nov 3: 43,278 per 100,000 people — 17th highest (total tests: 1,933,819)
> Positive test rate: 5.8% — 21st lowest
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov 3: 34 per 100,000 people — 10th lowest (total: 1,503)
8. Utah
> Total population: 3,161,105
> Population density: 37 people per square mile — 11th lowest
> Increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases Sept 3 – Nov 3: 123.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept 3: 1,687 per 100,000 people — 23rd highest (total: 53,326)
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 3: 3,776 per 100,000 people — 12th highest (total: 119,375)
> Avg new cases per day from Sept 3 – Nov 3: 32 per 100,000 people — 6th highest (total: 1,010)
> Tests completed as of Nov 3: 34,970 per 100,000 people — 24th lowest (total tests: 1,105,427)
> Positive test rate: 10.8% — 16th highest
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov 3: 20 per 100,000 people — 7th lowest (total: 620)
7. West Virginia
> Total population: 1,805,832
> Population density: 75 people per square mile — 22nd lowest
> Increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases Sept 3 – Nov 3: 136.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept 3: 601 per 100,000 people — 4th lowest (total: 10,845)
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 3: 1,417 per 100,000 people — 6th lowest (total: 25,593)
> Avg new cases per day from Sept 3 – Nov 3: 13 per 100,000 people — 18th lowest (total: 230)
> Tests completed as of Nov 3: 44,205 per 100,000 people — 16th highest (total tests: 798,261)
> Positive test rate: 3.2% — 7th lowest
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov 3: 26 per 100,000 people — 8th lowest (total: 469)
6. Alaska
> Total population: 737,438
> Population density: 1 people per square mile — the lowest
> Increase of COVID-19 confirmed cases Sept 3 – Nov 3: 175.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Sept 3: 860 per 100,000 people — 9th lowest (total: 6,339)
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Nov 3: 2,366 per 100,000 people — 17th lowest (total: 17,448)
> Avg new cases per day from Sept 3 – Nov 3: 22 per 100,000 people — 15th highest (total: 165)
> Tests completed as of Nov 3: 84,720 per 100,000 people — the highest (total tests: 624,755)
> Positive test rate: 2.8% — 4th lowest
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Nov 3: 11 per 100,000 people — 3rd lowest (total: 84)
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