Information was taken from state and local health departments as well as interviews across the country.
Cities are ordered by current COVID-19 hospitalization rate, largest to smallest. This is not an exhaustive list, as data wasn’t available in all three categories for some cities.
Rio Grande Valley, Texas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 109
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 27
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 540
Corpus Christi, Texas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 107
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 30
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 722
Victoria, Texas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 95
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 23
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 578
Miami
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 85
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 19
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 727
Galveston, Texas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 64
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 17
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 343
Houston
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 53
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 15
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 201
San Antonio
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 51
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 16
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 469
Lafayette, La.
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 47
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 7
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 437
Beaumont, Texas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 40
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 16
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 329
Las Vegas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 39
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 11
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 318
Oklahoma City
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 24
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 9
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 155
Austin, Texas
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 23
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 8
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 175
Baltimore
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 22
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 7
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 161
New Orleans
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 22
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 3
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 214
Chicago
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 16
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 4
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 40
Indianapolis
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 13
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 5
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 72
Washington, D.C.
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 12
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 3
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 68
Boston
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 9
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 2
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 13
Detroit
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 7
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 3
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 59
New York City
COVID-19 patients in hospital per 100,000 people: 4
Patients in ICU per 100,000 people: 1
Cases in last week per 100,000 people: 30
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