Special Report

States With the Most Cases of COVID-19

Samuel Stebbins

Published: June 15, 2021 5:45 am

Vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States. Still, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. In the last week alone, there were an average of 16,523 new cases of the virus reported every day.

Since the first known case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of 33,095,000 reported cases of COVID-19 nationwide — or 10,116 per 100,000 people. Of course, infections are not evenly spread across the country, and some states have far higher infections rates per capita than others. The number of confirmed cases per 100,000 people ranges from as low as 2,496 to as high as 14,518, depending on the state.

Though the first case of the novel coronavirus in the United States was on the West Coast, the early epicenter of the outbreak was on the other side of the country, in New York City. In the months since, the parts of the country hit hardest by the virus shifted to the Southeast, the Midwest, and California.

Currently, the states with the lowest number of infections per capita tend to be concentrated in the West, while the states with the highest population-adjusted infection rates are most likely to be located in the Midwest.

The severity of a COVID-19 outbreak across a given state is subject to a wide range of factors. Still, states that had a hands-off approach in the early days of the pandemic are more likely to be worse off today than those that adopted strict measures to control the spread. Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming were the only states that did not issue a statewide stay-at-home order in March or early April — and of those states, all seven currently have a higher infection rate than the U.S. as a whole.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of June 13, 2021. It is important to note that average new daily cases may include older diagnoses that were previously uncounted.

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51. Hawaii
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 2,496 per 100,000 people (35,461 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 35 per 100,000 people (502 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.5 per 100,000 people (total: 50)
> Population: 1,420,491

These are all the counties in Hawaii where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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50. Vermont
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 3,880 per 100,000 people (24,300 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 41 per 100,000 people (256 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 1.6 per 100,000 people (total: 10)
> Population: 626,299

These are all the counties in Vermont where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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49. Oregon
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 4,866 per 100,000 people (203,933 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 65 per 100,000 people (2,716 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 6.6 per 100,000 people (total: 277)
> Population: 4,190,713

These are all the counties in Oregon where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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48. Maine
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 5,114 per 100,000 people (68,449 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 63 per 100,000 people (843 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.9 per 100,000 people (total: 66)
> Population: 1,338,404

These are all the counties in Maine where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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47. Washington
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 5,867 per 100,000 people (442,098 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 77 per 100,000 people (5,793 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 8.4 per 100,000 people (total: 632)
> Population: 7,535,591

These are all the counties in Washington where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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46. Washington D.C.
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 7,177 per 100,000 people (49,127 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 166 per 100,000 people (1,137 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 5.9 per 100,000 people (total: 42)
> Population: 702,455

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45. New Hampshire
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 7,298 per 100,000 people (98,996 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 100 per 100,000 people (1,357 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.2 per 100,000 people (total: 29)
> Population: 1,356,458

These are all the counties in New Hampshire where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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44. Maryland
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 7,629 per 100,000 people (460,984 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 160 per 100,000 people (9,667 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.2 per 100,000 people (total: 132)
> Population: 6,042,718

These are all the counties in Maryland where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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43. Virginia
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 7,953 per 100,000 people (677,425 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 132 per 100,000 people (11,270 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.3 per 100,000 people (total: 198)
> Population: 8,517,685

These are all the counties in Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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42. West Virginia
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,011 per 100,000 people (162,726 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 158 per 100,000 people (2,846 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 6.0 per 100,000 people (total: 108)
> Population: 1,805,832

These are all the counties in West Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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41. Alaska
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,189 per 100,000 people (67,763 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 49 per 100,000 people (362 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.3 per 100,000 people (total: 32)
> Population: 737,438

These are all the counties in Alaska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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40. California
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,335 per 100,000 people (3,692,506 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 158 per 100,000 people (62,499 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.4 per 100,000 people (total: 941)
> Population: 39,557,045

These are all the counties in California where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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39. Pennsylvania
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,424 per 100,000 people (1,206,935 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 214 per 100,000 people (27,417 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.9 per 100,000 people (total: 499)
> Population: 12,807,060

These are all the counties in Pennsylvania where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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38. Ohio
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,459 per 100,000 people (1,105,720 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 171 per 100,000 people (20,021 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.5 per 100,000 people (total: 404)
> Population: 11,689,442

These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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37. Colorado
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,630 per 100,000 people (548,488 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 117 per 100,000 people (6,651 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 10.9 per 100,000 people (total: 619)
> Population: 5,695,564

These are all the counties in Colorado where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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36. North Carolina
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,696 per 100,000 people (1,006,809 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 127 per 100,000 people (13,230 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.5 per 100,000 people (total: 472)
> Population: 10,383,620

These are all the counties in North Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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35. New Mexico
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,727 per 100,000 people (203,823 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 205 per 100,000 people (4,292 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.1 per 100,000 people (total: 86)
> Population: 2,095,428

These are all the counties in New Mexico where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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34. Connecticut
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,748 per 100,000 people (348,262 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 231 per 100,000 people (8,257 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.3 per 100,000 people (total: 83)
> Population: 3,572,665

These are all the counties in Connecticut where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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33. Missouri
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,865 per 100,000 people (604,380 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 150 per 100,000 people (9,193 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 8.4 per 100,000 people (total: 512)
> Population: 6,126,452

These are all the counties in Missouri where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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32. Michigan
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 9,965 per 100,000 people (996,065 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 207 per 100,000 people (20,667 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.8 per 100,000 people (total: 378)
> Population: 9,995,915

These are all the counties in Michigan where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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31. Louisiana
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,186 per 100,000 people (474,653 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 228 per 100,000 people (10,631 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 7.2 per 100,000 people (total: 336)
> Population: 4,659,978

These are all the parishes in Louisiana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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30. Massachusetts
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,264 per 100,000 people (708,459 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 260 per 100,000 people (17,922 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.5 per 100,000 people (total: 171)
> Population: 6,902,149

These are all the counties in Massachusetts where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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29. Kentucky
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,327 per 100,000 people (461,446 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 159 per 100,000 people (7,121 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 7.4 per 100,000 people (total: 332)
> Population: 4,468,402

These are all the counties in Kentucky where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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28. Texas
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,335 per 100,000 people (2,966,369 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 177 per 100,000 people (50,733 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 10.1 per 100,000 people (total: 2,910)
> Population: 28,701,845

These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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27. Wyoming
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,548 per 100,000 people (60,941 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 125 per 100,000 people (725 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 12.2 per 100,000 people (total: 71)
> Population: 577,737

These are all the counties in Wyoming where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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26. Montana
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,599 per 100,000 people (112,591 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 154 per 100,000 people (1,636 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 7.9 per 100,000 people (total: 84)
> Population: 1,062,305

These are all the counties in Montana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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25. Mississippi
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,677 per 100,000 people (318,879 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 246 per 100,000 people (7,348 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.0 per 100,000 people (total: 119)
> Population: 2,986,530

These are all the counties in Mississippi where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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24. Georgia
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,715 per 100,000 people (1,127,200 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 200 per 100,000 people (21,049 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.6 per 100,000 people (total: 376)
> Population: 10,519,475

These are all the counties in Georgia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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23. Minnesota
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,749 per 100,000 people (603,144 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 135 per 100,000 people (7,570 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.8 per 100,000 people (total: 214)
> Population: 5,611,179

These are all the counties in Minnesota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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22. Nevada
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,763 per 100,000 people (326,583 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 185 per 100,000 people (5,612 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 9.0 per 100,000 people (total: 272)
> Population: 3,034,392

These are all the counties in Nevada where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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21. New York
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,775 per 100,000 people (2,105,717 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 272 per 100,000 people (53,169 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.9 per 100,000 people (total: 575)
> Population: 19,542,209

These are all the counties in New York where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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20. Florida
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,792 per 100,000 people (2,298,549 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 175 per 100,000 people (37,206 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 9.4 per 100,000 people (total: 2,007)
> Population: 21,299,325

These are all the counties in Florida where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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19. Kansas
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,836 per 100,000 people (315,500 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 175 per 100,000 people (5,103 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.8 per 100,000 people (total: 140)
> Population: 2,911,510

These are all the counties in Kansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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18. Illinois
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 10,880 per 100,000 people (1,386,262 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 199 per 100,000 people (25,413 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.6 per 100,000 people (total: 457)
> Population: 12,741,080

These are all the counties in Illinois where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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17. Idaho
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,019 per 100,000 people (193,295 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 121 per 100,000 people (2,116 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 6.7 per 100,000 people (total: 117)
> Population: 1,754,208

These are all the counties in Idaho where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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16. Indiana
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,169 per 100,000 people (747,447 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 205 per 100,000 people (13,708 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 6.3 per 100,000 people (total: 425)
> Population: 6,691,878

These are all the counties in Indiana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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15. Alabama
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,194 per 100,000 people (547,132 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 230 per 100,000 people (11,250 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 7.4 per 100,000 people (total: 362)
> Population: 4,887,871

These are all the counties in Alabama where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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14. Delaware
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,293 per 100,000 people (109,225 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 173 per 100,000 people (1,677 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.6 per 100,000 people (total: 45)
> Population: 967,171

These are all the counties in Delaware where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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13. Arkansas
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,378 per 100,000 people (342,927 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 194 per 100,000 people (5,854 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 5.9 per 100,000 people (total: 176)
> Population: 3,013,825

These are all the counties in Arkansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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12. New Jersey
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,433 per 100,000 people (1,018,491 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 295 per 100,000 people (26,316 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.8 per 100,000 people (total: 247)
> Population: 8,908,520

These are all the counties in New Jersey where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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11. Oklahoma
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,519 per 100,000 people (454,216 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 186 per 100,000 people (7,327 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.0 per 100,000 people (total: 117)
> Population: 3,943,079

These are all the counties in Oklahoma where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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10. Nebraska
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,598 per 100,000 people (223,749 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 117 per 100,000 people (2,256 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.3 per 100,000 people (total: 45)
> Population: 1,929,268

These are all the counties in Nebraska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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9. Wisconsin
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,624 per 100,000 people (675,780 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 138 per 100,000 people (7,995 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.6 per 100,000 people (total: 149)
> Population: 5,813,568

These are all the counties in Wisconsin where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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8. South Carolina
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,704 per 100,000 people (595,049 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 192 per 100,000 people (9,779 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 4.3 per 100,000 people (total: 218)
> Population: 5,084,127

These are all the counties in South Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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7. Iowa
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 11,794 per 100,000 people (372,240 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 193 per 100,000 people (6,084 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.7 per 100,000 people (total: 86)
> Population: 3,156,145

These are all the counties in Iowa where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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6. Arizona
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 12,341 per 100,000 people (885,042 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 247 per 100,000 people (17,715 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 5.3 per 100,000 people (total: 382)
> Population: 7,171,646

These are all the counties in Arizona where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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5. Tennessee
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 12,771 per 100,000 people (864,583 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 185 per 100,000 people (12,494 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 2.6 per 100,000 people (total: 179)
> Population: 6,770,010

These are all the counties in Tennessee where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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4. Utah
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 12,920 per 100,000 people (408,428 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 73 per 100,000 people (2,318 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 8.8 per 100,000 people (total: 278)
> Population: 3,161,105

These are all the counties in Utah where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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3. South Dakota
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 14,091 per 100,000 people (124,314 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 229 per 100,000 people (2,023 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 1.4 per 100,000 people (total: 12)
> Population: 882,235

These are all the counties in South Dakota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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2. Rhode Island
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 14,391 per 100,000 people (152,153 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 257 per 100,000 people (2,722 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 3.5 per 100,000 people (total: 37)
> Population: 1,057,315

These are all the counties in Rhode Island where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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1. North Dakota
> Cumulative cases of COVID-19 as of June 13: 14,518 per 100,000 people (110,351 total cases)
> COVID-19 related deaths as of June 13: 200 per 100,000 people (1,517 total deaths)
> Avg. new daily cases in the last week: 5.8 per 100,000 people (total: 44)
> Population: 760,077

These are all the counties in North Dakota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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