On Christmas Day, 125,903 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States, the lowest single-day total in a month. Now, as 2020 comes to a close, there are signs that the disastrous surge in cases that began in the fall has begun to slow. That fact, coupled with the ongoing distribution of millions of vaccine doses across the country, has given Americans hope that the virus could be brought under control in early 2021.
But if that is to happen, the country has a long way to go. While the Christmas Day total represents a monthly low, it is still many times higher than the daily totals in the early months of the pandemic, and nearly twice the highest daily totals during the summer. On Christmas Eve, 2,790 Americans died as a result of the virus in one day, more than the number killed at the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks. It is also still too early to know how much the Christmas travel — or the New Year’s celebrations — could affect infection rates.
But for now, the number of new cases reported each day is declining in 42 states. 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. 27 and compared it to the average from the previous week to determine the states where the spread of the coronavirus is declining the fastest.
Nationwide, the number of new daily cases per 100,000 residents fell by 9, from 69 per 100,000 in the week ending Dec. 20 to 60 per 100,000 in the week ending Dec. 27. North Dakota, which has had more total reported COVID-19 cases per capita than any other state by a considerable margin, recorded a decline of more than 46 daily cases per 100,000 residents, reducing the state’s seven-day average of daily new cases from fifth highest in the country to 33rd. Other states that had been hot spots, such as Minnesota and Texas, reported substantial declines and moved out of the 10 states with the highest average of new cases.
Of the few states that reported week-over-week increases in the number of new cases, two — New York and California — were among the hardest-hit by the original wave of the pandemic in early March. California reintroduced lockdown measures in December, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said mid-month that the state was on the path to return to lockdown if it continued on its current trajectory.
Several other states also have implemented in recent weeks new health and safety measures designed to curb the spread of the virus. These measures include quarantine requirements for people traveling from certain states as well as dining restrictions. These are the restaurant restrictions in every state.
Click here to see the states where the virus spread is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
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. 27: 48 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 94 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 12,034 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 91,465)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 167 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 1,266)
> Population: 760,000
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49. Minnesota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -43 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 37 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 80 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,290 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 409,061)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 92 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 5,147)
> Population: 5.6 million
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48. Texas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -39 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 51 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 90 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,776 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 1,657,857)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 92 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 26,408)
> Population: 28.7 million
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47. Rhode Island
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -34 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 69 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 103 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,762 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 82,066)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 161 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 1,704)
> Population: 1.1 million
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46. Alaska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -26 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 42 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 67 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 6,208 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 45,781)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 27 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 199)
> Population: 747,000
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45. 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. 27: 47 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 67 per 100,000 people — 25th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 4,835 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 172,743)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 162 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 5,791)
> Population: 3.6 million
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44. Utah
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -17 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 61 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 79 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 8,152 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 257,697)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 38 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 1,196)
> Population: 3.2 million
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43. Tennessee
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -17 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 111 per 100,000 people — the most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 128 per 100,000 people — the most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 8,285 per 100,000 people — 5th most (total: 560,892)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 95 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 6,443)
> Population: 6.8 million
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42. New Mexico
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -17 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 61 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 78 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 6,584 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 137,968)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 112 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 2,346)
> Population: 2.1 million
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41. Delaware
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -16 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 65 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 81 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,693 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 55,057)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 93 per 100,000 people — 25th most (total: 897)
> Population: 1.0 million
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40. Ohio
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -16 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 66 per 100,000 people — 12th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 82 per 100,000 people — 10th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,736 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 670,525)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 73 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 8,509)
> Population: 11.7 million
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39. Indiana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -15 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 73 per 100,000 people — 6th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 88 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,380 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 493,841)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 112 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 7,496)
> Population: 6.7 million
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38. Wyoming
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 48 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 62 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,477 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 43,200)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 65 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 373)
> Population: 578,000
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37. Kentucky
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 54 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 68 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,753 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 257,063)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 57 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 2,555)
> Population: 4.5 million
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36. Kansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 61 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 75 per 100,000 people — 17th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,202 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 209,689)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 86 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest (total: 2,507)
> Population: 2.9 million
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35. Wisconsin
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 41 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 55 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 8,099 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 470,818)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 81 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 4,692)
> Population: 5.8 million
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34. Nevada
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -14 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 71 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 85 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,168 per 100,000 people — 16th most (total: 217,509)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 97 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 2,952)
> Population: 3.0 million
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33. Colorado
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 47 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 61 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,682 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest (total: 323,619)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 81 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 4,592)
> Population: 5.7 million
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32. Michigan
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 33 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 46 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,165 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 516,326)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 127 per 100,000 people — 11th most (total: 12,690)
> Population: 10.0 million
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31. Montana
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 45 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 59 per 100,000 people — 19th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,510 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 79,780)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 87 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest (total: 924)
> Population: 1.1 million
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30. Illinois
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 50 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 63 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,361 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 937,909)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 136 per 100,000 people — 10th most (total: 17,336)
> Population: 12.7 million
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29. Oregon
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -13 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 18 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 30 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 2,476 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest (total: 103,755)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 32 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 1,347)
> Population: 4.2 million
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28. Idaho
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 63 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 75 per 100,000 people — 18th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,765 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 136,215)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 77 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 1,354)
> Population: 1.8 million
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27. New Hampshire
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 49 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 61 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 2,944 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest (total: 39,933)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 52 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 701)
> Population: 1.4 million
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26. Pennsylvania
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -12 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 67 per 100,000 people — 11th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 78 per 100,000 people — 14th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 4,763 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 610,025)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 117 per 100,000 people — 14th most (total: 15,010)
> Population: 12.8 million
25. Oklahoma
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -11 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 74 per 100,000 people — 5th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 85 per 100,000 people — 8th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,079 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 279,139)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 60 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest (total: 2,370)
> Population: 3.9 million
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24. Arizona
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -9 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 86 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 95 per 100,000 people — 3rd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 6,893 per 100,000 people — 21st most (total: 494,337)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 118 per 100,000 people — 13th most (total: 8,427)
> Population: 7.2 million
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23. Nebraska
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 52 per 100,000 people — 24th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 60 per 100,000 people — 21st fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 8,363 per 100,000 people — 4th most (total: 161,337)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 81 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest (total: 1,559)
> Population: 1.9 million
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22. Missouri
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 45 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 52 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 6,237 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 382,094)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 87 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest (total: 5,312)
> Population: 6.1 million
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21. Massachusetts
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -7 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 64 per 100,000 people — 15th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 71 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,111 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest (total: 352,736)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 175 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 12,110)
> Population: 6.9 million
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20. South Dakota
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 42 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 48 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 9,933 per 100,000 people — 2nd most (total: 87,630)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 157 per 100,000 people — 6th most (total: 1,389)
> Population: 882,000
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19. Washington
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -6 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 37 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 43 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 3,141 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest (total: 236,719)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 42 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 3,184)
> Population: 7.5 million
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18. Iowa
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 45 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 51 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 8,711 per 100,000 people — 3rd most (total: 274,933)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 119 per 100,000 people — 12th most (total: 3,745)
> Population: 3.2 million
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17. Mississippi
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 66 per 100,000 people — 13th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 71 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 6,911 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 206,388)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 154 per 100,000 people — 8th most (total: 4,606)
> Population: 3.0 million
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16. Maine
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 26 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 31 per 100,000 people — 4th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 1,531 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 20,491)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 23 per 100,000 people — 3rd fewest (total: 311)
> Population: 1.3 million
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15. North Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -5 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 53 per 100,000 people — 23rd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 58 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 4,977 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 516,828)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 63 per 100,000 people — 13th fewest (total: 6,549)
> Population: 10.4 million
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14. 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. 27: 50 per 100,000 people — 23rd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 54 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 6,432 per 100,000 people — 23rd most (total: 299,722)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 156 per 100,000 people — 7th most (total: 7,291)
> Population: 4.7 million
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13. Maryland
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 39 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 43 per 100,000 people — 6th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 4,422 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest (total: 267,198)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 95 per 100,000 people — 24th most (total: 5,712)
> Population: 6.0 million
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12. New Jersey
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 49 per 100,000 people — 22nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 52 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,177 per 100,000 people — 17th fewest (total: 461,221)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 209 per 100,000 people — the most (total: 18,630)
> Population: 8.9 million
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11. Vermont
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 14 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 17 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 1,122 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 7,029)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 20 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 127)
> Population: 626,000
10. Arkansas
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -2 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 72 per 100,000 people — 7th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 74 per 100,000 people — 19th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,130 per 100,000 people — 17th most (total: 214,877)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 116 per 100,000 people — 15th most (total: 3,482)
> Population: 3.0 million
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9. South Carolina
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: -1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 58 per 100,000 people — 20th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 59 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,826 per 100,000 people — 24th fewest (total: 296,179)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 101 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 5,155)
> Population: 5.1 million
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8. Alabama
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 78 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 78 per 100,000 people — 16th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 7,071 per 100,000 people — 19th most (total: 345,628)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 96 per 100,000 people — 22nd most (total: 4,691)
> Population: 4.9 million
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7. Florida
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: 0 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 50 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 50 per 100,000 people — 11th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,972 per 100,000 people — 25th fewest (total: 1,271,979)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 101 per 100,000 people — 20th most (total: 21,514)
> Population: 21.3 million
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6. West Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 70 per 100,000 people — 9th most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 69 per 100,000 people — 22nd most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 4,469 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 80,710)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 69 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest (total: 1,254)
> Population: 1.8 million
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5. New York
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +1 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 54 per 100,000 people — 21st most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 53 per 100,000 people — 15th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 4,719 per 100,000 people — 10th fewest (total: 922,145)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 151 per 100,000 people — 9th most (total: 29,511)
> Population: 19.5 million
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4. Virginia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 45 per 100,000 people — 14th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 42 per 100,000 people — 5th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 3,916 per 100,000 people — 7th fewest (total: 333,576)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 57 per 100,000 people — 9th fewest (total: 4,854)
> Population: 8.5 million
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3. Hawaii
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +3 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 9 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 6 per 100,000 people — the fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 1,477 per 100,000 people — 2nd fewest (total: 20,983)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 20 per 100,000 people — the fewest (total: 285)
> Population: 1.4 million
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2. Georgia
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +4 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 48 per 100,000 people — 20th fewest
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 44 per 100,000 people — 8th fewest
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,169 per 100,000 people — 16th fewest (total: 543,707)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 102 per 100,000 people — 18th most (total: 10,689)
> Population: 10.5 million
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1. California
> Change in daily avg. new COVID-19 cases week over week: +8 per 100,000 people
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 27: 103 per 100,000 people — 2nd most
> Avg. new daily cases for week ending Dec. 20: 95 per 100,000 people — 4th most
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 27: 5,366 per 100,000 people — 18th fewest (total: 2,122,806)
> Cumulative COVID-19 deaths as of Dec. 27: 61 per 100,000 people — 12th fewest (total: 24,220)
> Population: 39.6 million
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