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Once again, Rhode Island has the highest Covid infection rate in the United States

Rhode Island once again has the highest Covid-19 daily infection rate per 100k in the United States according to Covid Act Now, a consortium of scientists and researchers from Harvard, Stanford and Georgetown Universities.

Rhode Island has 98.6 new daily cases of Covid infections per 100,000 people. 

Rounding out the top 10 are Arizona with 96.1, South Carolina with 83.1, Georgia with 68.3, New York with 67.3, North Carolina with 66.6, California with 65.3, Oklahoma with 65.1, Texas with 64.9, and Delaware with 62.8.

Back on December 6th, Rhode Island also had the highest infection rate per 100k in the country.

As of January 25th, 2021, there have been roughly 25.3 million cases and 421,000 deaths from COVID in the United States. Over the last 14 days, daily new cases have decreased by about 31% and daily new deaths have decreased by about 4%.

Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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