People in the U.K. began receiving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, Dec. 8. They are the first in the world to be inoculated as part of a vaccination program. By the end of the year, as many as 4 million more people will receive the vaccine, including likely at least some Americans. It will still be months, however, before the vast majority of Americans are vaccinated. Here are 17 health questions about COVID-19 answered.
At the same time, the virus continues to spread largely out of control in many parts of the county. In the week following the Thanksgiving weekend, more than 150,000 new cases have been reported each day in the United States, including a record 215,000 cases on Dec. 4. Meanwhile, the total number of Americans who have died from the virus is fast approaching the 300,000 mark.
Using data from state and local health departments, 24/7 Wall St. calculated each state’s average of new daily COVID-19 cases for the week ending Dec. 7 and compared it to the average from the previous week to determine the states where the spread of the coronavirus is increasing the fastest.
The results show that new COVID-19 cases declined in 17 states, including some of those at the heart of the current surge. But that the virus spread in the remaining states is increasing, and dramatically in some.
Nationwide, the number of new daily cases per 100,000 residents rose by 4, from roughly 50 per 100,000 in the week ending Nov. 30 to nearly 54 per 100,000 in the week ending Dec. 7. In a dozen states, the number of new cases increased by more than 10 per 100,000 residents, and in eight states the rate declined by at least 10 cases.
While daily new cases have been surging nationwide in recent months, the most extreme increases have occurred in the Midwest, notably in the Dakotas. In recent weeks, the spread of new cases has started to slow in many Midwestern states, although even after this slowdown many of these states still lead the country in daily new cases per capita. North Dakota, for example, reported a decline from a nation-worst average of 134 cases per 100,000 residents during the week ending Nov. 30, to 87 new cases per 100,000 during the week ending Dec. 7. The new average is still ninth worst among states.
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50. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -47 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 87 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 134 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 10,965 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 83,342)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 134 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 1,022)
> Population: 760,000
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49. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -21 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 73 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 93 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 7,758 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 244,844)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 86 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 2,717)
> Population: 3.2 million
48. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -16 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 99 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 114 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,402 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 36,985)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 48 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 280)
> Population: 578,000
47. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -16 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 75 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 90 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,977 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 174,025)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 64 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,856)
> Population: 2.9 million
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46. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 67 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 82 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 7,127 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 414,332)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 64 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 3,738)
> Population: 5.8 million
45. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 62 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 77 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,539 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 218,389)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 48 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 1,911)
> Population: 3.9 million
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44. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 85 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 100 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 9,067 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 79,994)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 126 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 1,110)
> Population: 882,000
43. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 81 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 94 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,457 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 68,591)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 70 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 742)
> Population: 1.1 million
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42. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 96 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 105 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,194 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 347,534)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 71 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 4,005)
> Population: 5.6 million
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41. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -07 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 56 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 64 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,304 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 324,956)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 68 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 4,194)
> Population: 6.1 million
40. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -06 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 94 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 100 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,247 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 109,947)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 84 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 1,756)
> Population: 2.1 million
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39. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -06 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 74 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 79 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,250 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 796,264)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 112 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 14,216)
> Population: 12.7 million
38. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -05 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 93 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 98 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 7,248 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 139,834)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 62 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 1,205)
> Population: 1.9 million
37. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 74 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 78 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,575 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 260,581)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 59 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 3,356)
> Population: 5.7 million
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36. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -03 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 73 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 76 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,143 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 484,297)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 60 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 7,022)
> Population: 11.7 million
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35. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -02 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 31 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 33 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 2,355 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 177,447)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 39 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 2,925)
> Population: 7.5 million
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34. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -01 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 77 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 78 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,622 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 170,587)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 76 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 2,319)
> Population: 3.0 million
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33. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +00 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 29 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 29 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,039 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 258,870)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 49 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 4,208)
> Population: 8.5 million
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32. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +01 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 7 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 1,332 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 18,923)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 18 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 262)
> Population: 1.4 million
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31. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +02 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 17 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 14 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 1,029 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 13,775)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 17 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 227)
> Population: 1.3 million
30. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +03 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 72 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 69 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,366 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 436,400)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 104 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 10,422)
> Population: 10.0 million
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29. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 40 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 36 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,597 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 217,329)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 81 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 4,865)
> Population: 6.0 million
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28. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 92 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 88 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,787 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 387,278)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 89 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 5,986)
> Population: 6.7 million
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27. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 40 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 36 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,384 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 1,258,214)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 79 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 22,627)
> Population: 28.7 million
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26. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 49 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 45 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,171 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 371,579)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 195 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 17,336)
> Population: 8.9 million
25. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 78 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 74 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,379 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 111,893)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 60 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 1,055)
> Population: 1.8 million
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24. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +04 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 90 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 86 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,885 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 217,638)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 30 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 949)
> Population: 3.2 million
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23. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +05 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 17 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 12 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 811 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 5,080)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 13 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 81)
> Population: 626,000
22. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +06 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 42 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 36 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,004 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 1,065,785)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 92 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 19,529)
> Population: 21.3 million
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21. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +06 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 58 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 52 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,108 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 56,128)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 47 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 841)
> Population: 1.8 million
20. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +06 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 29 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 23 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,265 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 448,683)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 94 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 9,851)
> Population: 10.5 million
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19. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +07 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 41 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 34 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,846 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 399,362)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 54 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 5,560)
> Population: 10.4 million
18. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +07 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 63 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 55 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,708 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 172,042)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 90 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 2,713)
> Population: 3.0 million
17. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +08 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 37 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 29 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,615 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 234,652)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 90 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 4,579)
> Population: 5.1 million
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16. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +09 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 44 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 35 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,454 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 1,366,435)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 50 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 19,935)
> Population: 39.6 million
15. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +09 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 62 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 53 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,330 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 426,444)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 89 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 11,373)
> Population: 12.8 million
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14. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +09 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 71 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 62 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,534 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 202,592)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 47 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 2,082)
> Population: 4.5 million
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13. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 52 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 43 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,411 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 252,136)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 142 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 6,607)
> Population: 4.7 million
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12. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 37 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 27 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 2,047 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 85,788)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 25 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 1,045)
> Population: 4.2 million
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11. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +11 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 42 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 31 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,649 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 713,129)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 139 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 27,232)
> Population: 19.5 million
10. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +11 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 91 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 80 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,090 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 37,539)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 20 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 145)
> Population: 747,000
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9. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 63 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 49 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 4,209 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 40,711)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 82 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 793)
> Population: 1.0 million
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8. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 59 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 45 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,569 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 272,229)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 80 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 3,892)
> Population: 4.9 million
7. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 68 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 53 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,101 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 365,843)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 97 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 6,950)
> Population: 7.2 million
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6. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 60 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 45 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,802 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 135,844)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 146 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 5,224)
> Population: 3.6 million
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5. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +16 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 44 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 29 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 1,903 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 25,816)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 42 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 566)
> Population: 1.4 million
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4. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +18 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 55 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 37 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 3,757 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 259,325)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 160 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 11,035)
> Population: 6.9 million
3. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +18 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 58 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 40 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 5,565 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 166,194)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 133 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 3,961)
> Population: 3.0 million
2. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +24 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 107 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 82 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,225 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 65,818)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 137 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,448)
> Population: 1.1 million
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1. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +26 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 7: 78 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Nov. 30: 52 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 7: 6,037 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 408,730)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 7: 74 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 5,009)
> Population: 6.8 million
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