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How Current COVID-19 Cases in Rhode Island Compare to the Nation

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How Current COVID-19 Cases in Rhode Island Compare to the Nation

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Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 85,673,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 26,186 for every 100,000 people.

In Rhode Island, the infection rate is far higher than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Rhode Island on Mar. 1, 2020, there have been 380,892 total infections confirmed in the state — or 36,024 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Rhode Island ranks No. 1 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.

Just as COVID-19 infections are more concentrated in Rhode Island, so too are deaths. So far, there have been 3,603 COVID-19 related deaths in Rhode Island, or 341 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 307 per 100,000 Americans.

Rhode Island implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 28, 2020, Rhode Island 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 June 28, 2022.

These are all the counties in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 36,024 380,892 341 3,603
2 Alaska 35,174 259,390 170 1,252
3 North Dakota 32,701 248,555 302 2,294
4 Kentucky 31,163 1,392,468 361 16,123
5 Tennessee 31,091 2,104,830 393 26,626
6 Utah 30,645 968,731 152 4,806
7 South Carolina 30,200 1,535,392 354 18,007
8 Florida 30,084 6,407,648 354 75,411
9 Wisconsin 29,484 1,714,060 254 14,746
10 Arizona 29,408 2,109,053 425 30,452
11 Delaware 29,262 283,017 308 2,982
12 West Virginia 29,241 528,049 389 7,018
13 Arkansas 28,440 857,119 383 11,552
14 New York 28,428 5,555,434 352 68,853
15 Wyoming 28,272 163,340 317 1,829
16 Massachusetts 27,702 1,912,004 302 20,874
17 New Jersey 27,661 2,464,207 381 33,966
18 Mississippi 27,639 825,440 419 12,502
19 South Dakota 27,574 243,269 333 2,936
20 Kansas 27,544 801,946 307 8,945
21 Minnesota 27,534 1,545,001 233 13,096
22 Alabama 27,501 1,344,233 404 19,723
23 North Carolina 27,417 2,846,859 242 25,152
24 Oklahoma 27,090 1,068,168 367 14,470
25 Illinois 26,671 3,398,128 302 38,463
26 Montana 26,645 283,054 324 3,440
27 New Mexico 26,514 555,592 377 7,891
28 Colorado 26,460 1,507,052 223 12,704
29 Indiana 26,331 1,762,056 356 23,841
30 Idaho 26,196 459,525 283 4,961
31 Louisiana 26,148 1,218,499 373 17,383
32 Michigan 25,931 2,592,078 368 36,744
33 Nebraska 25,735 496,506 225 4,332
34 Nevada 25,231 765,603 363 11,006
35 California 25,144 9,946,098 231 91,314
36 Iowa 25,111 792,554 307 9,680
37 Georgia 24,969 2,626,597 365 38,447
38 Texas 24,430 7,011,829 303 86,996
39 New Hampshire 24,364 330,481 190 2,572
40 Missouri 24,236 1,484,783 337 20,647
41 Ohio 24,082 2,815,069 331 38,657
42 Pennsylvania 23,326 2,987,357 356 45,657
43 Connecticut 23,054 823,625 309 11,033
44 Washington D.C. 22,683 155,268 197 1,349
45 Washington 21,766 1,640,182 175 13,156
46 Virginia 21,719 1,849,990 241 20,498
47 Hawaii 20,838 296,007 104 1,477
48 Maine 20,053 268,387 180 2,409
49 Vermont 20,047 125,552 104 650
50 Oregon 19,043 798,053 185 7,744
51 Maryland 18,607 1,124,390 244 14,756
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