States with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita

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The U.S. surpassed 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on April 27, by far the most of any country and accounting for about a third of all cases worldwide. There have been more than 56,000 deaths related to the disease. The coronavirus has spread at a widely different rate and pace from state to state. New York has the highest reported rate of confirmed cases, at nearly 1,500 per 100,000 residents -- over 35 times the rate of the state with the lowest rate.

To determine the states with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths as reported by local and state government health agencies. We calculated the confirmed cases and deaths for every 100,000 state residents using one-year population data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey. The number of cases per capita appears closely related to testing rates and population density as well as how early a state reported its first case. We included this information for every state.

The states testing larger shares of their populations are reporting higher confirmed cases per 100,000 residents. Eight of the 10 states with the most COVID-19 cases per capita have been testing at higher rates than the U.S. average of 17.4 tests per 1,000 people.

The end of April marks a shift in the way some parts of the country are handling the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 28, nine states have begun to partially reopen their economies, allowing barber shops, tattoo parlors, and other businesses to operate. On April 30, seven other states are set to let their stay-at-home orders lapse. (This is every state’s rules for staying at home and social distancing.)

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[peacebuzzard]

1. pray tell me, why open up when testing is just starting?

you can't apply the statistics to a solution.
rates in TN have skyrocketed because wide-scale testing just started.

[jimfields33]

2. Colorado's opening with them in the top half

[peacebuzzard]

3. Colorado is in the top half?

Do you mean cases, deaths?

[jimfields33]

4. Cases

[peacebuzzard]

5. Well if we are at 60K does that mean it will double in a week?

There has been fair calculation factors on this, and with states opening up that could speed things up a bit don't you think? Or somehow do the scientists think it's going to level, or precaution level is down, is over or what? I feel like I am missing something here. Maybe the original calculations on the spread ratio were overestimated?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. OP is cases, not deaths. US cases doubling 18 days. Deaths doubling 15 days or more, currently.

The curve is flattening so even during that time, the cases and deaths increases slow down.

To be more precise, with April 29 figures, US had half the cases on April 11 (18 days) and half the deaths on April 14 (15 days).

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Florida is undercounting severely as a matter of state policy. Georgia? Not much testing. . . nt

[peacebuzzard]

8. the test availability just began here in TN. numbers exploded, neighbors have cabin fever.

It was quiet for a while, but now people are driving like maniacs in front of my house, Meanwhile, I stay really isolated, and these numbers are crazy, can't wrap my head around it all. So sad. so many people died before their time.