Since January, health authorities have identified more than 15 million Covid-19 cases throughout the United States.
Reported cases and deaths
The figures below are based on data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. These numbers are updated every 15 minutes but may differ from other sources due to differences in reporting times. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow our live coverage.
Location | Cases | …per 100K people | Deaths | …per 100K people |
---|---|---|---|---|
California | 1,468,364 | 3,716 | 20,520 | 52 |
Texas | 1,374,320 | 4,740 | 23,897 | 82 |
Florida | 1,094,697 | 5,097 | 19,591 | 91 |
Illinois | 823,531 | 6,499 | 14,844 | 117 |
New York | 743,242 | 3,821 | 35,266 | 181 |
Ohio | 531,850 | 4,550 | 7,298 | 62 |
Georgia | 525,402 | 4,948 | 9,975 | 94 |
Pennsylvania | 462,954 | 3,616 | 11,961 | 93 |
Wisconsin | 456,889 | 7,847 | 4,209 | 72 |
Michigan | 454,720 | 4,553 | 10,900 | 109 |
Tennessee | 422,962 | 6,193 | 5,171 | 76 |
North Carolina | 416,083 | 3,967 | 5,714 | 54 |
Indiana | 404,935 | 6,015 | 6,603 | 98 |
Arizona | 387,529 | 5,324 | 7,154 | 98 |
New Jersey | 386,606 | 4,353 | 17,608 | 198 |
Minnesota | 367,218 | 6,511 | 4,257 | 75 |
Missouri | 342,418 | 5,579 | 4,544 | 74 |
Alabama | 284,922 | 5,811 | 4,034 | 82 |
Colorado | 276,995 | 4,810 | 3,759 | 65 |
Massachusetts | 274,781 | 3,987 | 11,209 | 163 |
California has reported the most cases (1,468,364) so far and 20,520 deaths. When adjusted for population, that translates to roughly 3,716 known cases and 52 deaths for every 100,000 residents.
Confirmed cases per 100K residents, by county
1 to 3,3133,313 to 5,4235,423 to 7,7287,728 to 11,54211,542 or more
Experts say these numbers don’t give the whole picture because many cases — including mild or asymptomatic infections — have not been diagnosed.
Every state is following a different coronavirus trajectory. New York and Washington were hit hard during the pandemic’s early days, for example. But cases and deaths have risen more slowly in other states, some of which haven’t yet hit their “peaks,” according to a model developed by researchers from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Covid-19 case growth rates
The chart below uses a logarithmic scale to show how quickly the number of known Covid-19 cases is growing in each state and territory. Select a location or hover over each line to see how quickly the number of known cases is doubling in that state or territory.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, says that those differences make it impossible to use a one-size-fits-all approach during the pandemic.
“We have to realize that we’re a large country that has outbreaks in different regions, different states, different cities, that have different dynamics, and different phases in which they are in,” Fauci said in late April.
In an effort to mitigate the virus’ spread, state and local authorities throughout the country have moved to limit large gatherings, close non-essential businesses and ordered residents to stay in their homes, triggering a near-total national shutdown.
In many areas, the conversation has shifted to when these communities can reopen. In mid-April, the White House unveiled a three-phase plan, including guidance that states should meet certain “gating criteria” before taking steps to reopen. One of those benchmarks is for states to have a “downward trajectory of documented cases within a 14-day period,” and it’s clear many states aren’t there yet.
Daily new cases over the past 14 days
The charts below show the number of new reported cases for each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico over the past 14 days. Gray bars represent the number of daily new cases. The dashed red lines shows the five-day moving average.
Alabama
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K4K
Alaska
Nov. 26Dec. 90200400600800
Arizona
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K10K12K
Arkansas
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K1.5K2K2.5K
California
Nov. 26Dec. 9010K20K30K
Colorado
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
Connecticut
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K
Delaware
Nov. 26Dec. 90200400600800
District of Columbia
Nov. 26Dec. 90100200300
Florida
Nov. 26Dec. 905K10K15K
Georgia
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
Hawaii
Nov. 26Dec. 9050100
Idaho
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K1.5K2K
Illinois
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K10K12K
Indiana
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K
Iowa
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K
Kansas
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K
Kentucky
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K4K5K
Louisiana
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K4K5K
Maine
Nov. 26Dec. 90100200300400
Maryland
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K
Massachusetts
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
Michigan
Nov. 26Dec. 905K10K15K
Minnesota
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K
Mississippi
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K1.5K2K2.5K
Missouri
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K4K5K
Montana
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K
Nebraska
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K4K5K
Nevada
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K
New Hampshire
Nov. 26Dec. 902004006008001K
New Jersey
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
New Mexico
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K
New York
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K10K
North Carolina
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K
North Dakota
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K1.5K2K2.5K
Ohio
Nov. 26Dec. 905K10K15K20K25K
Oklahoma
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
Oregon
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K1.5K2K
Pennsylvania
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K10K12K
Rhode Island
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K
South Carolina
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K
South Dakota
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K1.5K2K
Tennessee
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K8K
Texas
Nov. 26Dec. 905K10K15K
Utah
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
Vermont
Nov. 26Dec. 9050100150200
Virginia
Nov. 26Dec. 901K2K3K4K
Washington
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K6K
West Virginia
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K
Wisconsin
Nov. 26Dec. 902K4K
Wyoming
Nov. 26Dec. 902004006008001K
Puerto Rico
Nov. 26Dec. 905001K
The White House criteria are vague, however. They don’t specify whether a downward trajectory in cases means 14 days of consistent declines, with any uptick in cases resetting the clock, or whether states just need to see a broader trend toward fewer infections.
There are also delays in reporting cases, meaning that infections reported today could have been identified days ago. It remains unclear whether states should focus on when a person tested positive or instead focus on when a case was publicly reported. The White House has not responded to CNN’s requests for clarification.
A downward trend in cases is also just one of many gating criteria issued by the White House. States must also have “robust” testing programs in place for at-risk health care workers, for example, and all hospitals must be able to care for patients without resorting to crisis measures.
States also need to see a downward trend in symptoms related to coronavirus, not just a decline in laboratory-confirmed infections. These cases, called “covid-like syndromic cases,” aren’t consistently reported by individual states, making it difficult to assess whether any given state is ready to open based on the White House guidelines.