Following months of a delta variant surge, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in much of the United States.
Since the first known COVID-19 case was identified in the U.S. on Jan. 21, 2020, there have been a total of about 43,674,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States — or 13,349 for every 100,000 people.
In Kansas, the infection rate is higher than the national average. Since the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Kansas on Mar. 7, 2020, there have been 413,119 total infections in the state — or 14,189 for every 100,000 people. Of all 50 states and Washington D.C., Kansas ranks No. 24 by cumulative COVID-19 cases, adjusted for population.
Though COVID-19 infections are more concentrated in Kansas, deaths are not. So far, there have been 6,071 COVID-19 related deaths in Kansas, or 209 for every 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the national COVID-19 death rate stands at 214 per 100,000 Americans.
Kansas implemented strict measures early in the pandemic to help slow the virus’s spread. On Mar. 30, 2020, Kansas implemented a temporary statewide stay-at-home order to limit person-to-person contact.
All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 7, 2021.
These are all the counties in Kansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
| Rank | State | COVID cases per 100,000 people | Total COVID cases | COVID deaths per 100,000 people | Total COVID deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 18,334 | 1,241,204 | 228 | 15,404 |
| 2 | North Dakota | 17,857 | 135,728 | 214 | 1,629 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 17,084 | 868,560 | 251 | 12,778 |
| 4 | Florida | 16,875 | 3,594,182 | 261 | 55,625 |
| 5 | South Dakota | 16,616 | 146,594 | 245 | 2,161 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 16,557 | 499,004 | 258 | 7,775 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 16,493 | 492,558 | 327 | 9,768 |
| 8 | Alabama | 16,454 | 804,249 | 299 | 14,612 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 16,419 | 173,603 | 269 | 2,845 |
| 10 | Utah | 16,285 | 514,773 | 94 | 2,962 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 16,014 | 92,517 | 180 | 1,041 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 15,980 | 744,651 | 302 | 14,068 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 15,745 | 620,834 | 234 | 9,226 |
| 14 | Kentucky | 15,732 | 702,951 | 200 | 8,921 |
| 15 | Alaska | 15,440 | 113,857 | 76 | 561 |
| 16 | Arizona | 15,433 | 1,106,789 | 282 | 20,211 |
| 17 | Georgia | 15,141 | 1,592,733 | 253 | 26,625 |
| 18 | Idaho | 15,009 | 263,294 | 171 | 2,993 |
| 19 | Iowa | 14,618 | 461,352 | 211 | 6,651 |
| 20 | Montana | 14,566 | 154,739 | 193 | 2,048 |
| 21 | Indiana | 14,557 | 974,169 | 237 | 15,844 |
| 22 | Texas | 14,222 | 4,081,849 | 227 | 65,062 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 14,200 | 825,538 | 154 | 8,960 |
| 24 | Kansas | 14,189 | 413,119 | 209 | 6,071 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 13,988 | 269,862 | 147 | 2,841 |
| 26 | Delaware | 13,986 | 135,267 | 204 | 1,975 |
| 27 | Nevada | 13,984 | 424,326 | 238 | 7,221 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 13,645 | 246,408 | 209 | 3,774 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 13,614 | 1,413,605 | 162 | 16,812 |
| 30 | Missouri | 13,519 | 828,231 | 191 | 11,676 |
| 31 | New Jersey | 13,050 | 1,162,526 | 309 | 27,525 |
| 32 | Minnesota | 12,929 | 725,451 | 148 | 8,316 |
| 33 | Illinois | 12,880 | 1,641,061 | 218 | 27,811 |
| 34 | New York | 12,536 | 2,449,749 | 284 | 55,407 |
| 35 | Ohio | 12,314 | 1,439,490 | 192 | 22,490 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 12,223 | 256,115 | 231 | 4,830 |
| 37 | Colorado | 11,956 | 680,935 | 134 | 7,643 |
| 38 | California | 11,954 | 4,728,665 | 174 | 69,027 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | 11,856 | 818,290 | 271 | 18,680 |
| 40 | Michigan | 11,741 | 1,173,590 | 225 | 22,538 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | 11,348 | 1,453,387 | 231 | 29,611 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 10,988 | 392,574 | 243 | 8,666 |
| 43 | Virginia | 10,360 | 882,437 | 153 | 12,999 |
| 44 | Washington D.C. | 9,038 | 61,863 | 172 | 1,179 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | 9,027 | 122,450 | 110 | 1,490 |
| 46 | Maryland | 8,921 | 539,053 | 174 | 10,534 |
| 47 | Washington | 8,894 | 670,207 | 104 | 7,860 |
| 48 | Oregon | 8,032 | 336,598 | 92 | 3,867 |
| 49 | Maine | 6,923 | 92,664 | 78 | 1,045 |
| 50 | Hawaii | 5,488 | 77,963 | 57 | 806 |
| 51 | Vermont | 5,112 | 32,014 | 49 | 309 |
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