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.