Month: October 2020

Our COVID tabulations this week looked at the weekly number of new cases that have occurred since mid-March, a timeframe spanning 31 weeks, and identified within each state where the most recent week (defined as October 5-12) ranked in terms of new confirmed cases. In 21 states, October 5-12 represented the highest volume of weekly new cases the state has experienced. In another four states, this past week brought their second-highest new case volume.

This edition of our 5 Slide Series provides a state level analysis of monthly new cases and deaths over the course of the pandemic. Nationally, new cases and deaths decreased in September as compared to August, but many states experienced their peak in September. The percentage of confirmed cases in the US represented just 2.2% of the entire population, and 2.9% of these cases resulted in death.