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

By Steven M. Peters Published Oct 10, 5:00AM EDT

How Current COVID-19 Cases in Washington Compare to the Nation — © Joe Raedle / Getty Images News via Getty Images

Following months of a delta variant surge, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling 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 43,674,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 13,349 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 670,207 total infections in the state — or 8,894 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 7,860 COVID-19 related deaths in Washington, or 104 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 214 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 Oct. 7, 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	Tennessee	18,334	1,241,204	228	15,404
2	North Dakota	17,857	135,728	214	1,629
3	South Carolina	17,084	868,560	251	12,778
4	Florida	16,875	3,594,182	261	55,625
5	South Dakota	16,616	146,594	245	2,161
6	Arkansas	16,557	499,004	258	7,775
7	Mississippi	16,493	492,558	327	9,768
8	Alabama	16,454	804,249	299	14,612
9	Rhode Island	16,419	173,603	269	2,845
10	Utah	16,285	514,773	94	2,962
11	Wyoming	16,014	92,517	180	1,041
12	Louisiana	15,980	744,651	302	14,068
13	Oklahoma	15,745	620,834	234	9,226
14	Kentucky	15,732	702,951	200	8,921
15	Alaska	15,440	113,857	76	561
16	Arizona	15,433	1,106,789	282	20,211
17	Georgia	15,141	1,592,733	253	26,625
18	Idaho	15,009	263,294	171	2,993
19	Iowa	14,618	461,352	211	6,651
20	Montana	14,566	154,739	193	2,048
21	Indiana	14,557	974,169	237	15,844
22	Texas	14,222	4,081,849	227	65,062
23	Wisconsin	14,200	825,538	154	8,960
24	Kansas	14,189	413,119	209	6,071
25	Nebraska	13,988	269,862	147	2,841
26	Delaware	13,986	135,267	204	1,975
27	Nevada	13,984	424,326	238	7,221
28	West Virginia	13,645	246,408	209	3,774
29	North Carolina	13,614	1,413,605	162	16,812
30	Missouri	13,519	828,231	191	11,676
31	New Jersey	13,050	1,162,526	309	27,525
32	Minnesota	12,929	725,451	148	8,316
33	Illinois	12,880	1,641,061	218	27,811
34	New York	12,536	2,449,749	284	55,407
35	Ohio	12,314	1,439,490	192	22,490
36	New Mexico	12,223	256,115	231	4,830
37	Colorado	11,956	680,935	134	7,643
38	California	11,954	4,728,665	174	69,027
39	Massachusetts	11,856	818,290	271	18,680
40	Michigan	11,741	1,173,590	225	22,538
41	Pennsylvania	11,348	1,453,387	231	29,611
42	Connecticut	10,988	392,574	243	8,666
43	Virginia	10,360	882,437	153	12,999
44	Washington D.C.	9,038	61,863	172	1,179
45	New Hampshire	9,027	122,450	110	1,490
46	Maryland	8,921	539,053	174	10,534
47	Washington	8,894	670,207	104	7,860
48	Oregon	8,032	336,598	92	3,867
49	Maine	6,923	92,664	78	1,045
50	Hawaii	5,488	77,963	57	806
51	Vermont	5,112	32,014	49	309