Special Report
This Is the City in Every State Where COVID-19 Is Growing the Fastest
March 31, 2022 5:45 am
Last Updated: March 31, 2022 6:43 am
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Alabama: Tuscaloosa
Avg. new daily cases in Tuscaloosa in week ending March 29: 9.8 per 100,000
Avg. new daily cases in Tuscaloosa in week ending March 22: 16.2 per 100,000
COVID-19 cases in Tuscaloosa as of March 29: 67,542 (26,943.4 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Tuscaloosa: 17.1% (April 2020)
Tuscaloosa population: 250,681 (71.7 people per sq. mi.)
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Alaska: Anchorage
Avg. new daily cases in Anchorage in week ending March 29: 19.3 per 100,000
Avg. new daily cases in Anchorage in week ending March 22: 20.3 per 100,000
COVID-19 cases in Anchorage as of March 29: 136,318 (34,173.5 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Anchorage: 14.8% (April 2020)
Anchorage population: 398,900 (15.2 people per sq. mi.)
These are all the counties in Alaska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
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Arizona: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler
Avg. new daily cases in Phoenix in week ending March 29: 10.7 per 100,000
Avg. new daily cases in Phoenix in week ending March 22: 11.8 per 100,000
COVID-19 cases in Phoenix as of March 29: 1,389,705 (29,185.7 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Phoenix: 12.8% (April 2020)
Phoenix population: 4,761,603 (326.9 people per sq. mi.)
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Arkansas: Jonesboro
Avg. new daily cases in Jonesboro in week ending March 29: 43.5 per 100,000
Avg. new daily cases in Jonesboro in week ending March 22: 29.1 per 100,000
COVID-19 cases in Jonesboro as of March 29: 45,539 (34,698.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in Jonesboro: 9.3% (April 2020)
Jonesboro population: 131,241 (89.5 people per sq. mi.)
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California: El Centro
Avg. new daily cases in El Centro in week ending March 29: 22.7 per 100,000
Avg. new daily cases in El Centro in week ending March 22: 19.7 per 100,000
COVID-19 cases in El Centro as of March 29: 66,362 (36,724.8 per 100,000)
Peak pandemic unemployment in El Centro: 30.0% (April 2020)
El Centro population: 180,701 (43.3 people per sq. mi.)
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