Intensive care nurse Sandra Lindsay on Dec. 14 became the first New Yorker and one of the first Americans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Millions of Americans will soon be vaccinated as well. This is welcome news, as at least 150,000 Americans have tested positive for the virus every day in December — by far the largest wave of new infections.
Nationwide, there were an average of 64 new daily COVID-19 cases per 100,000 U.S. residents in the week ending Dec. 13 — a jump of 12 new daily cases from the previous week’s average of 52 new daily cases per 100,000 people.
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. 13 and compared it to the average from the previous week to determine the states where the spread of the coronavirus is increasing the fastest.
Only a dozen states reported fewer new COVID-19 cases per capita in the most recent week compared to the week before. The majority of these are Midwestern states, where the outbreak has finally started to slow but which still tend to have a relatively high number of cases per capita.
In the earlier months of the pandemic, outbreaks tended to be concentrated in certain regions. But in recent months, the spread of COVID-19 has continued uncontrolled nationwide with states all across the country facing spikes in cases. Texas, Ohio, California, and Massachusetts had among the largest week-over-week increases in per capita COVID-19 infections, at about double the national increase.
Though the vaccine’s debut is cause for optimism, it will still likely be well into 2021 before a significant portion of the U.S. population could be vaccinated. Public health officials are not just fighting COVID-19, but misinformation as well. Many misleading posts and articles about home remedies or mask usage have circulated during the pandemic, which can put people at risk. Here are 20 major myths about COVID-19.
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50. North Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -49 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 42 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 91 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 10,965 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 83,342)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 134 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 1,022)
> Population: 760,077
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49. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -18 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 81 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 99 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,813 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 39,360)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 56 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 321)
> Population: 577,737
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48. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -17 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 80 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 98 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,568 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 368,534)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 79 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 4,444)
> Population: 5.6 million
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47. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 75 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 87 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 9,489 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 83,714)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 143 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,259)
> Population: 882,235
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46. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 80 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 90 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,717 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 119,800)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 93 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 1,957)
> Population: 2.1 million
45. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 62 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 72 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,653 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 465,159)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 112 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 11,195)
> Population: 10.0 million
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44. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 64 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 74 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 8,119 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 256,249)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 102 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 3,209)
> Population: 3.2 million
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43. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 85 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 92 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 7,655 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 147,688)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 71 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,365)
> Population: 1.9 million
42. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 64 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 68 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 7,513 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 436,773)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 70 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 4,056)
> Population: 5.8 million
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41. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 34 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 37 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 2,240 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 93,853)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 28 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 1,155)
> Population: 4.2 million
40. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 78 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 80 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,900 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 73,303)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 77 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 818)
> Population: 1.1 million
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39. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 72 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 72 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,663 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 848,904)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 120 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 15,339)
> Population: 12.7 million
38. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 56 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 56 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,632 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 345,041)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 74 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 4,511)
> Population: 6.1 million
37. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 8 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 1,380 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 19,599)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 19 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 274)
> Population: 1.4 million
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36. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 90 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 89 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,579 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 41,143)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 24 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 175)
> Population: 737,438
35. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 19 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 16 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 919 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 5,753)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 15 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 95)
> Population: 626,299
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34. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 43 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 41 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,286 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 1,125,931)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 95 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 20,131)
> Population: 21.3 million
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33. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 78 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 75 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,060 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 288,193)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 69 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 3,958)
> Population: 5.7 million
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32. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 36 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 33 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 2,651 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 199,735)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 38 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 2,879)
> Population: 7.5 million
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31. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 91 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 87 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 7,399 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 233,904)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 33 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 1,055)
> Population: 3.2 million
30. Louisiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 54 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 49 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,764 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 268,613)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 146 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 6,818)
> Population: 4.7 million
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29. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 82 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 77 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,543 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 442,953)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 80 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 5,400)
> Population: 6.8 million
28. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 74 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 69 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,938 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 220,660)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 49 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 2,192)
> Population: 4.5 million
27. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 55 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 48 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,497 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 400,650)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 199 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 17,751)
> Population: 8.9 million
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26. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 46 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 38 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 3,883 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 234,647)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 85 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 5,117)
> Population: 6.0 million
25. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 69 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 60 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,162 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 185,702)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 98 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 2,945)
> Population: 3.0 million
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24. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 25 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 15 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 1,190 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 15,923)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 19 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 257)
> Population: 1.3 million
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23. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 98 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 89 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,357 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 425,434)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 97 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 6,495)
> Population: 6.7 million
22. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 50 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 40 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 3,967 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 775,160)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 142 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 27,785)
> Population: 19.5 million
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21. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 84 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 74 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,364 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 185,294)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 71 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,072)
> Population: 2.9 million
20. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 67 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 57 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 3,501 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 63,217)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 54 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 968)
> Population: 1.8 million
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19. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +10 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 66 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 56 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,009 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 179,447)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 141 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 4,199)
> Population: 3.0 million
18. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 39 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 27 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,525 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 476,044)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 96 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 10,076)
> Population: 10.5 million
17. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 89 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 76 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,908 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 121,179)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 67 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 1,175)
> Population: 1.8 million
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16. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 88 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 75 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,157 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 186,833)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 84 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 2,539)
> Population: 3.0 million
15. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 69 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 56 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,048 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 295,631)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 84 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 4,102)
> Population: 4.9 million
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14. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 42 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 28 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 3,310 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 281,909)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 52 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 4,411)
> Population: 8.5 million
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13. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 54 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 39 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,205 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 436,595)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 56 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 5,823)
> Population: 10.4 million
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12. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +18 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 58 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 40 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 2,282 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 30,956)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 44 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 603)
> Population: 1.4 million
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11. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +19 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 53 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 34 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,961 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 252,206)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 93 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 4,739)
> Population: 5.1 million
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10. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +19 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 78 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 59 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 3,840 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 491,802)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 98 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 12,565)
> Population: 12.8 million
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9. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +19 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 120 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 101 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,698 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 70,818)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 143 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 1,509)
> Population: 1.1 million
8. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +19 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 83 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 64 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 5,695 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 408,442)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 103 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 7,357)
> Population: 7.2 million
7. Connecticut
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +20 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 75 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 55 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,108 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 146,761)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 150 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 5,363)
> Population: 3.6 million
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6. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +20 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 70 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 50 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,210 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 290,578)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 164 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 11,349)
> Population: 6.9 million
5. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +21 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 81 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 59 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,700 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 45,460)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 84 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 816)
> Population: 967,171
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4. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +23 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 61 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 38 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,628 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 1,328,213)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 83 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 23,911)
> Population: 28.7 million
3. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +24 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 85 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 62 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 6,027 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 237,668)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 52 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 2,064)
> Population: 3.9 million
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2. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +26 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 67 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 41 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 3,923 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 1,551,766)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 53 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 20,969)
> Population: 39.6 million
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1. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +27 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 13: 99 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 6: 72 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 13: 4,814 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 562,727)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 13: 64 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 7,492)
> Population: 11.7 million
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