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How Current COVID-19 Cases in Pennsylvania Compare to the Nation
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As the Delta variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 are on the rise once again in much of the United States.
Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 34,093,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 10,421 for every 100,000 people.
In Pennsylvania, the infection rate is lower than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Pennsylvania on Mar. 6, 2020, there have been 1,217,857 total infections in the state — or 9,509 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Pennsylvania ranks No. 41 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.
Though COVID-19 infections are less concentrated in Pennsylvania, deaths are not. So far, there have been 27,813 COVID-19 related deaths in Pennsylvania, or 217 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 185 per 100,000 Americans.
Like other states with a lower than average COVID-19 infection rate,Pennsylvania implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On April 1, 2020, Pennsylvania 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 July 23, 2021.
Rank | State | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total COVID cases | COVID deaths per 100,000 people | Total COVID deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Dakota | 14,620 | 111,127 | 202 | 1,538 |
2 | Rhode Island | 14,496 | 153,269 | 259 | 2,738 |
3 | South Dakota | 14,163 | 124,948 | 231 | 2,041 |
4 | Utah | 13,464 | 425,603 | 77 | 2,424 |
5 | Tennessee | 12,967 | 877,850 | 187 | 12,651 |
6 | Arizona | 12,709 | 911,479 | 253 | 18,127 |
7 | Arkansas | 12,226 | 368,466 | 200 | 6,020 |
8 | Iowa | 11,936 | 376,726 | 195 | 6,170 |
9 | Oklahoma | 11,919 | 469,982 | 189 | 7,462 |
10 | South Carolina | 11,905 | 605,240 | 195 | 9,908 |
11 | Nebraska | 11,746 | 226,606 | 118 | 2,284 |
12 | Wisconsin | 11,717 | 681,168 | 142 | 8,229 |
13 | Alabama | 11,570 | 565,507 | 235 | 11,466 |
14 | New Jersey | 11,569 | 1,030,600 | 298 | 26,562 |
15 | Florida | 11,514 | 2,452,461 | 181 | 38,566 |
16 | Nevada | 11,439 | 347,098 | 191 | 5,789 |
17 | Delaware | 11,425 | 110,502 | 175 | 1,697 |
18 | Indiana | 11,399 | 762,837 | 209 | 13,964 |
19 | Idaho | 11,275 | 197,781 | 124 | 2,179 |
20 | Kansas | 11,188 | 325,728 | 179 | 5,218 |
21 | Mississippi | 11,112 | 331,863 | 251 | 7,494 |
22 | Wyoming | 11,076 | 63,988 | 133 | 766 |
23 | Illinois | 11,023 | 1,404,466 | 203 | 25,854 |
24 | Georgia | 10,961 | 1,153,064 | 205 | 21,593 |
25 | New York | 10,895 | 2,129,084 | 274 | 53,463 |
26 | Louisiana | 10,877 | 506,882 | 233 | 10,874 |
27 | Minnesota | 10,848 | 608,678 | 138 | 7,737 |
28 | Montana | 10,826 | 115,002 | 159 | 1,694 |
29 | Missouri | 10,703 | 655,736 | 156 | 9,534 |
30 | Texas | 10,592 | 3,039,980 | 180 | 51,709 |
31 | Kentucky | 10,577 | 472,605 | 164 | 7,306 |
32 | Massachusetts | 10,345 | 714,014 | 261 | 18,035 |
33 | Michigan | 10,055 | 1,005,084 | 211 | 21,128 |
34 | Colorado | 9,970 | 567,838 | 121 | 6,895 |
35 | California | 9,931 | 3,928,255 | 161 | 63,664 |
36 | New Mexico | 9,925 | 207,972 | 210 | 4,392 |
37 | North Carolina | 9,901 | 1,028,131 | 130 | 13,550 |
38 | Connecticut | 9,839 | 351,530 | 232 | 8,282 |
39 | Ohio | 9,575 | 1,119,298 | 175 | 20,449 |
40 | Alaska | 9,537 | 70,328 | 51 | 375 |
41 | Pennsylvania | 9,509 | 1,217,857 | 217 | 27,813 |
42 | West Virginia | 9,159 | 165,398 | 162 | 2,920 |
43 | Virginia | 8,072 | 687,550 | 135 | 11,493 |
44 | Maryland | 7,696 | 465,038 | 162 | 9,798 |
45 | New Hampshire | 7,377 | 100,072 | 102 | 1,384 |
46 | Washington D.C. | 7,284 | 49,858 | 167 | 1,146 |
47 | Washington | 6,151 | 463,537 | 80 | 6,063 |
48 | Maine | 5,214 | 69,780 | 67 | 891 |
49 | Oregon | 5,100 | 213,730 | 68 | 2,833 |
50 | Vermont | 3,681 | 23,052 | 40 | 251 |
51 | Hawaii | 2,680 | 38,066 | 37 | 521 |
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