How Current COVID-19 Cases in Washington Compare to the Nation

By Steven M. Peters Published Aug 17, 5:00AM EDT

How Current COVID-19 Cases in Washington Compare to the Nation — © RealPeopleGroup / E+ via Getty Images

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 36,099,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 11,034 for every 100,000 people.

In Washington, the infection rate is far lower than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Washington on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been 500,434 total infections in the state — or 6,641 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Washington ranks No. 47 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.

Just as COVID-19 infections are less concentrated in Washington, so too are deaths. So far, there have been 6,204 COVID-19 related deaths in Washington, or 82 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 188 per 100,000 Americans.

Like other states with a lower than average COVID-19 infection rate,Washington implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 23, 2020, Washington 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 August 13, 2021.

These are all the counties in Washington 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	14,853	112,894	203	1,545
2	Rhode Island	14,832	156,824	260	2,744
3	South Dakota	14,333	126,454	232	2,051
4	Utah	13,990	442,245	80	2,518
5	Tennessee	13,753	931,107	190	12,892
6	Arkansas	13,632	410,832	211	6,366
7	Arizona	13,286	952,797	257	18,406
8	Florida	13,275	2,827,469	190	40,528
9	Louisiana	12,917	601,941	245	11,408
10	Oklahoma	12,833	506,020	194	7,631
11	Alabama	12,765	623,919	240	11,724
12	South Carolina	12,756	648,508	197	10,019
13	Mississippi	12,594	376,124	259	7,730
14	Iowa	12,270	387,273	197	6,210
15	Nevada	12,148	368,625	201	6,096
16	Wisconsin	12,060	701,110	143	8,314
17	Nebraska	12,046	232,399	118	2,285
18	Kansas	11,847	344,937	184	5,357
19	New Jersey	11,825	1,053,398	299	26,665
20	Indiana	11,819	790,926	211	14,110
21	Idaho	11,773	206,523	127	2,236
22	Georgia	11,772	1,238,383	208	21,894
23	Delaware	11,710	113,251	190	1,836
24	Wyoming	11,698	67,582	137	793
25	Missouri	11,640	713,113	163	10,002
26	Illinois	11,389	1,451,094	204	26,048
27	Texas	11,370	3,263,283	183	52,667
28	Kentucky	11,316	505,632	166	7,408
29	Montana	11,214	119,123	162	1,726
30	New York	11,199	2,188,493	275	53,671
31	Minnesota	11,089	622,216	139	7,808
32	Massachusetts	10,603	731,821	263	18,121
33	North Carolina	10,544	1,094,886	133	13,790
34	California	10,460	4,137,738	162	63,976
35	New Mexico	10,332	216,494	212	4,437
36	Colorado	10,299	586,562	123	7,013
37	Alaska	10,259	75,654	53	392
38	Michigan	10,254	1,025,003	213	21,252
39	Connecticut	10,092	360,552	232	8,297
40	Ohio	9,832	1,149,318	176	20,580
41	Pennsylvania	9,697	1,241,843	218	27,925
42	West Virginia	9,481	171,202	165	2,974
43	Virginia	8,401	715,556	136	11,583
44	Maryland	7,896	477,117	163	9,873
45	Washington D.C.	7,575	51,853	168	1,149
46	New Hampshire	7,546	102,353	103	1,393
47	Washington	6,641	500,434	82	6,204
48	Oregon	5,593	234,393	70	2,920
49	Maine	5,388	72,119	67	903
50	Vermont	3,836	24,024	41	255
51	Hawaii	3,233	45,920	38	542