New cases of COVID-19 continue to rise every day in the United States. There were an average of 19.7 new daily cases of the COVID-19 for every 100,000 Americans in the last week, up from 15.8 new daily cases per 100,000 the week before.

Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 30,239,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 9,243 for every 100,000 people.

In Mississippi, the infection rate is higher than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Mississippi on Mar. 11, 2020, there have been 305,701 total infections in the state — or 10,236 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Mississippi ranks No. 18 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.

Just as COVID-19 infections are more concentrated in Mississippi, so too are deaths. So far, there have been 7,051 COVID-19 related deaths in Mississippi, or 236 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 167 per 100,000 Americans.

Mississippi implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On April 3, 2020, Mississippi 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 4, 2021.

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

Rank	State	COVID cases per 100,000 people:	Total COVID cases:	COVID deaths per 100,000 people:	Total COVID deaths:
1	North Dakota	13,612	103,460	193	1,466
2	South Dakota	13,374	117,989	220	1,938
3	Rhode Island	13,038	137,848	248	2,624
4	Utah	12,215	386,128	67	2,125
5	Tennessee	12,018	813,614	176	11,915
6	Arizona	11,743	842,192	237	16,977
7	Iowa	11,146	351,795	182	5,751
8	Oklahoma	11,117	438,361	126	4,959
9	Arkansas	10,970	330,609	187	5,636
10	Wisconsin	10,956	636,908	126	7,326
11	Nebraska	10,880	209,896	113	2,181
12	South Carolina	10,869	552,575	180	9,174
13	Alabama	10,554	515,866	216	10,553
14	Kansas	10,385	302,372	169	4,913
15	Idaho	10,312	180,897	112	1,963
16	Indiana	10,277	687,713	195	13,048
17	New Jersey	10,265	914,422	276	24,591
18	Mississippi	10,236	305,701	236	7,051
19	Georgia	10,086	1,060,973	182	19,119
20	Nevada	10,022	304,112	173	5,256
21	Montana	9,858	104,725	135	1,438
22	Delaware	9,842	95,188	161	1,559
23	Illinois	9,796	1,248,111	185	23,601
24	Wyoming	9,760	56,389	121	700
25	Texas	9,709	2,786,642	166	47,522
26	New York	9,658	1,887,304	257	50,143
27	Kentucky	9,575	427,842	137	6,108
28	Louisiana	9,559	445,469	218	10,161
29	Florida	9,512	2,026,083	157	33,494
30	Missouri	9,442	578,438	139	8,501
31	Minnesota	9,297	521,667	124	6,938
32	New Mexico	9,160	191,945	188	3,942
33	California	9,027	3,570,660	147	58,090
34	Massachusetts	8,845	610,528	248	17,084
35	North Carolina	8,823	916,159	117	12,136
36	Connecticut	8,746	312,468	221	7,900
37	Ohio	8,726	1,020,041	159	18,611
38	Alaska	8,234	60,723	42	309
39	Colorado	8,141	463,685	107	6,117
40	Pennsylvania	8,033	1,028,750	196	25,120
41	West Virginia	7,876	142,233	149	2,683
42	Michigan	7,538	753,449	172	17,174
43	Virginia	7,306	622,339	121	10,279
44	Maryland	6,858	414,385	138	8,319
45	Washington D.C.	6,524	44,656	156	1,066
46	New Hampshire	6,232	84,539	92	1,245
47	Washington	4,854	365,762	70	5,262
48	Oregon	3,950	165,524	57	2,385
49	Maine	3,825	51,191	56	744
50	Vermont	3,117	19,523	36	227
51	Hawaii	2,030	28,843	32	460