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

By Steven M. Peters Published Oct 24, 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 44,863,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 13,712 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 702,425 total infections in the state — or 9,321 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Washington ranks No. 45 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 8,322 COVID-19 related deaths in Washington, or 110 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 221 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. 21, 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	18,812	142,985	223	1,698
2	Tennessee	18,720	1,267,363	236	15,973
3	South Carolina	17,471	888,273	263	13,366
4	South Dakota	17,126	151,088	250	2,203
5	Wyoming	17,061	98,567	197	1,136
6	Florida	17,047	3,630,835	273	58,143
7	Alaska	17,011	125,445	89	659
8	Utah	16,878	533,526	98	3,095
9	Arkansas	16,848	507,759	273	8,221
10	Rhode Island	16,767	177,280	271	2,867
11	Mississippi	16,736	499,838	333	9,957
12	Alabama	16,694	815,989	313	15,311
13	Kentucky	16,311	728,860	211	9,425
14	Louisiana	16,170	753,532	309	14,388
15	Oklahoma	16,149	636,760	267	10,535
16	Idaho	15,957	279,921	189	3,316
17	Arizona	15,863	1,137,636	288	20,674
18	Montana	15,746	167,268	208	2,206
19	Georgia	15,407	1,620,694	267	28,076
20	Iowa	15,095	476,426	217	6,848
21	Indiana	14,969	1,001,697	245	16,370
22	Wisconsin	14,793	859,993	158	9,181
23	Nevada	14,613	443,420	246	7,466
24	Kansas	14,590	424,802	212	6,170
25	Delaware	14,543	140,651	211	2,037
26	Texas	14,537	4,172,288	237	68,043
27	West Virginia	14,502	261,890	230	4,145
28	Nebraska	14,419	278,174	152	2,924
29	North Carolina	14,014	1,455,188	169	17,575
30	Missouri	13,773	843,791	195	11,935
31	Minnesota	13,614	763,915	153	8,581
32	New Jersey	13,283	1,183,289	312	27,768
33	Illinois	13,133	1,673,346	222	28,292
34	New York	12,867	2,514,533	286	55,911
35	Ohio	12,859	1,503,102	202	23,616
36	New Mexico	12,701	266,148	236	4,952
37	Colorado	12,503	712,125	140	7,949
38	Michigan	12,344	1,233,905	231	23,065
39	California	12,156	4,808,543	178	70,437
40	Massachusetts	12,146	838,347	273	18,864
41	Pennsylvania	11,847	1,517,231	239	30,587
42	Connecticut	11,168	398,979	244	8,721
43	Virginia	10,699	911,321	159	13,585
44	New Hampshire	9,587	130,040	113	1,532
45	Washington	9,321	702,425	110	8,322
46	Washington D.C.	9,254	63,345	173	1,185
47	Maryland	9,144	552,524	178	10,757
48	Oregon	8,432	353,368	101	4,226
49	Maine	7,416	99,252	83	1,109
50	Hawaii	5,632	80,005	61	871
51	Vermont	5,571	34,891	53	332