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The omicron variant brought new daily cases of COVID-19 to all time highs in the United States. Though omicron appears to have peaked, the virus is still spreading.
Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 80,334,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 24,554 for every 100,000 people.
In Michigan, the infection rate is lower than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Michigan on Mar. 10, 2020, there have been 2,411,464 total infections confirmed in the state — or 24,124 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Michigan ranks No. 34 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.
Though COVID-19 infections are less concentrated in Michigan, deaths are not. So far, there have been 35,935 COVID-19 related deaths in Michigan, or 359 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 301 per 100,000 Americans.
Like other states with a lower than average COVID-19 infection rate,Michigan implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 24, 2020, Michigan implemented a temporary statewide stay-at-home order to limit person-to-person contact.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of April 28, 2022.
Rank | State | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total COVID cases | COVID deaths per 100,000 people | Total COVID deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rhode Island | 33,243 | 351,487 | 335 | 3,538 |
2 | Alaska | 33,015 | 243,466 | 165 | 1,215 |
3 | North Dakota | 31,696 | 240,914 | 298 | 2,263 |
4 | Tennessee | 29,966 | 2,028,706 | 386 | 26,151 |
5 | Kentucky | 29,689 | 1,326,646 | 346 | 15,447 |
6 | Utah | 29,438 | 930,558 | 150 | 4,740 |
7 | South Carolina | 28,955 | 1,472,093 | 349 | 17,734 |
8 | Arizona | 28,155 | 2,019,174 | 416 | 29,852 |
9 | Florida | 27,777 | 5,916,354 | 347 | 73,897 |
10 | Arkansas | 27,714 | 835,247 | 377 | 11,375 |
11 | West Virginia | 27,713 | 500,444 | 379 | 6,845 |
12 | Wisconsin | 27,618 | 1,605,576 | 248 | 14,411 |
13 | Wyoming | 27,097 | 156,550 | 314 | 1,812 |
14 | Delaware | 27,065 | 261,762 | 300 | 2,906 |
15 | South Dakota | 26,924 | 237,535 | 329 | 2,901 |
16 | Mississippi | 26,692 | 797,161 | 416 | 12,436 |
17 | Alabama | 26,602 | 1,300,278 | 400 | 19,559 |
18 | Kansas | 26,577 | 773,796 | 295 | 8,597 |
19 | Oklahoma | 26,374 | 1,039,952 | 359 | 14,173 |
20 | New York | 26,211 | 5,122,267 | 346 | 67,610 |
21 | Minnesota | 25,798 | 1,447,575 | 227 | 12,754 |
22 | Montana | 25,763 | 273,680 | 313 | 3,322 |
23 | North Carolina | 25,498 | 2,647,650 | 225 | 23,363 |
24 | Idaho | 25,406 | 445,670 | 281 | 4,922 |
25 | Indiana | 25,392 | 1,699,213 | 352 | 23,552 |
26 | Massachusetts | 25,305 | 1,746,596 | 293 | 20,238 |
27 | New Jersey | 25,245 | 2,248,959 | 375 | 33,407 |
28 | Louisiana | 25,159 | 1,172,417 | 370 | 17,235 |
29 | New Mexico | 24,891 | 521,583 | 356 | 7,456 |
30 | Nebraska | 24,856 | 479,545 | 218 | 4,197 |
31 | Illinois | 24,525 | 3,124,700 | 297 | 37,872 |
32 | Colorado | 24,223 | 1,379,646 | 213 | 12,141 |
33 | Iowa | 24,177 | 763,072 | 301 | 9,510 |
34 | Michigan | 24,124 | 2,411,464 | 359 | 35,935 |
35 | Georgia | 23,853 | 2,509,160 | 358 | 37,659 |
36 | Nevada | 23,676 | 718,437 | 354 | 10,749 |
37 | Texas | 23,444 | 6,728,959 | 301 | 86,498 |
38 | California | 23,255 | 9,198,997 | 226 | 89,391 |
39 | Missouri | 23,197 | 1,421,159 | 332 | 20,314 |
40 | Ohio | 22,998 | 2,688,327 | 328 | 38,360 |
41 | New Hampshire | 22,754 | 308,653 | 183 | 2,477 |
42 | Pennsylvania | 21,947 | 2,810,781 | 348 | 44,616 |
43 | Connecticut | 21,131 | 754,924 | 303 | 10,838 |
44 | Washington D.C. | 20,737 | 141,943 | 196 | 1,340 |
45 | Virginia | 19,930 | 1,697,578 | 237 | 20,202 |
46 | Washington | 19,783 | 1,490,793 | 168 | 12,672 |
47 | Vermont | 18,203 | 114,008 | 96 | 600 |
48 | Maine | 18,165 | 243,127 | 171 | 2,282 |
49 | Oregon | 17,121 | 717,505 | 179 | 7,486 |
50 | Maryland | 17,025 | 1,028,752 | 239 | 14,441 |
51 | Hawaii | 16,808 | 238,763 | 98 | 1,395 |
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