As a the Delta variant continues to spread, new cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in the United States. There were an average of 8.4 new daily cases of the virus for every 100,000 Americans in the past week, up from an average of 4.7 new daily cases per 100,000 the week before.
In total, about 33,644,000 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States since the first known infection was identified on Jan. 21, 2020.
In keeping with the national trend, new daily cases are increasing in Wisconsin. Over the past week, there were an average of 2.8 new daily cases of the coronavirus for every 100,000 people across the state, compared to 1.5 new daily cases per 100,000 people the week prior.
Nationwide, the average number of new daily infections has increased in 48 states, decreased in none, and remained effectively unchanged in two over the past week. Of all states, Wisconsin reported the 34th largest uptick in average new infections per day over the last week.
The current average daily infection rate in Wisconsin ranks as the 14th lowest of all 50 states.
Since Feb. 5, 2020, when the first coronavirus case was identified in Wisconsin, about 679,400 state residents tested positive for the virus. Wisconsin, home to about 1.8% of the U.S. population, accounts for about 2.0% of all known COVID-19 cases nationwide to date. Among all states, Wisconsin has the 12th most cumulative COVID-19 cases on a per capita basis.
Like most other states in the early days of the pandemic, Wisconsin implemented strict measures to slow the spread of the virus. A temporary stay at home order went into effect across Wisconsin on March 25, 2020.
Nationwide, there have been 603,170 COVID-19 related deaths to date — and 8,196 of them have been in Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s coronavirus death per capita rate currently stands at 141 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 184 deaths per 100,000.
All COVID-19 data used in this story is current as of July 18, 2021. It is important to note that in some states, weekly infection rates may include cases of the virus that occurred earlier but were not previously counted.
| Rank | State | Change in new case rate | Avg. new daily cases per 100,000 ppl last week | Avg. new daily cases per 100,000 ppl 2 weeks ago | Total confirmed cases to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | 16.4 | 34.0 | 17.6 | 360,258 |
| 2 | Florida | 13.8 | 26.4 | 12.6 | 2,390,079 |
| 3 | Missouri | 10.9 | 29.0 | 18.1 | 640,261 |
| 4 | Nevada | 8.9 | 22.3 | 13.4 | 341,292 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 8.3 | 21.6 | 13.3 | 492,840 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 6.4 | 13.5 | 7.1 | 463,857 |
| 7 | Kansas | 5.9 | 13.1 | 7.3 | 322,264 |
| 8 | Alabama | 5.6 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 557,575 |
| 9 | Utah | 4.9 | 16.3 | 11.4 | 421,257 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 4.5 | 12.6 | 8.1 | 326,270 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 4.3 | 7.8 | 3.4 | 468,680 |
| 12 | Arizona | 4.3 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 903,851 |
| 13 | Alaska | 4.2 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 69,187 |
| 14 | Georgia | 4.0 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1,143,528 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 3.9 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 872,362 |
| 16 | Washington | 3.7 | 8.4 | 4.7 | 458,517 |
| 17 | Texas | 3.7 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 3,014,340 |
| 18 | Wyoming | 3.6 | 14.7 | 11.1 | 63,331 |
| 19 | Idaho | 3.1 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 196,489 |
| 20 | California | 3.1 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 3,740,092 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 3.0 | 6.8 | 3.8 | 601,215 |
| 22 | Colorado | 2.8 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 564,164 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 2.7 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1,020,833 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 206,846 |
| 25 | Iowa | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 375,321 |
| 26 | Illinois | 1.9 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1,398,409 |
| 27 | Delaware | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 110,182 |
| 28 | Indiana | 1.8 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 759,062 |
| 29 | New York | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2,121,188 |
| 30 | New Jersey | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1,027,014 |
| 31 | Oregon | 1.4 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 211,315 |
| 32 | Virginia | 1.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 684,054 |
| 33 | Hawaii | 1.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 37,174 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 1.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 679,389 |
| 35 | Vermont | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 22,929 |
| 36 | Massachusetts | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 711,676 |
| 37 | North Dakota | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 110,958 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 350,386 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 607,069 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 164,763 |
| 41 | Maryland | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 463,665 |
| 42 | Montana | 0.8 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 114,508 |
| 43 | Michigan | 0.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1,002,789 |
| 44 | Ohio | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1,115,242 |
| 45 | Maine | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 69,373 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 0.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 225,711 |
| 47 | New Hampshire | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 99,840 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1,214,927 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 152,873 |
| 50 | South Dakota | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 124,750 |
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