Florida, Texas accounted for one-third of all new U.S. COVID cases last week
- States with low vaccination rates are driving a new coronavirus wave sweeping over the nation, with the much more transmissible Delta strain filling hospitals across the southern U.S.
- Two states, Texas and Florida, stand out as hot spots, accounting for a full third of all new cases nationwide last week, White House pandemic response coordinator Jeff Zients said.
- Over the weekend, Florida had the unwelcome distinction of breaking a national record, reporting 21,000 new cases, the most for one day in any state since the pandemic began in early 2020.
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Cases by State
| States | Confirmed | Deceased |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3,983,926 | 64,547 |
| Texas | 3,151,893 | 53,329 |
| Florida | 2,634,234 | 39,079 |
| New York | 2,155,356 | 53,657 |
| Illinois | 1,425,219 | 25,884 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,232,238 | 27,857 |
| Georgia | 1,185,594 | 21,698 |
| Ohio | 1,131,029 | 20,492 |
| North Carolina | 1,056,699 | 13,670 |
| New Jersey | 1,041,159 | 26,606 |
| Michigan | 1,011,106 | 21,188 |
| Arizona | 931,387 | 18,252 |
| Tennessee | 900,418 | 12,749 |
| Indiana | 774,097 | 14,012 |
| Massachusetts | 721,885 | 18,084 |
| Virginia | 697,939 | 11,534 |
| Missouri | 689,673 | 10,106 |
| Wisconsin | 689,285 | 8,295 |
| South Carolina | 623,947 | 9,915 |
| Minnesota | 613,325 | 7,767 |
| Alabama | 589,110 | 11,536 |
| Colorado | 577,285 | 6,956 |
| Louisiana | 552,787 | 11,026 |
| Oklahoma | 486,232 | 7,485 |
| Kentucky | 486,115 | 7,348 |
| Washington | 475,881 | 6,127 |
| Maryland | 469,542 | 9,829 |
| Utah | 434,711 | 2,466 |
| Arkansas | 389,280 | 6,199 |
| Iowa | 378,831 | 6,183 |
| Nevada | 358,932 | 5,918 |
| Connecticut | 355,580 | 8,293 |
| Mississippi | 348,496 | 7,556 |
| Kansas | 333,926 | 5,261 |
| Nebraska | 228,450 | 2,280 |
| Oregon | 221,799 | 2,863 |
| New Mexico | 211,492 | 4,414 |
| Idaho | 201,352 | 2,203 |
| West Virginia | 167,681 | 2,949 |
| Rhode Island | 154,790 | 2,740 |
| South Dakota | 125,225 | 2,045 |
| Montana | 116,634 | 1,708 |
| North Dakota | 111,699 | 1,570 |
| Delaware | 111,681 | 1,833 |
| Puerto Rico | 107,158 | 1,272 |
| New Hampshire | 100,986 | 1,387 |
| Alaska | 76,237 | 389 |
| Maine | 70,463 | 900 |
| Wyoming | 65,467 | 776 |
| Washington | 50,718 | 1,149 |
| Hawaii | 43,227 | 537 |
| Vermont | 25,038 | 260 |
| Guam | 7,106 | 118 |
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