States ranked by COVID-19 test positivity rates: May 7
Here are the rates of positive COVID-19 tests in each state, along with the number of new cases most recently reported and number of tests conducted per 100,000 people.
Data points were last updated May 7. Data for positivity rates and tests are seven-day moving averages. New cases are daily counts as reported by state and the District of Columbia. The information cited is from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. States are arranged in descending order of test positivity rates.
For user-friendly data on current COVID-19 hospitalization rates, please refer to The New York Times' presentation of HHS data here.
Iowa: 16.8 percent positive
New daily cases: 389
Tests per 100,000: 51.2
Idaho: 16.2
New daily cases: 166
Tests per 100,000: 57.6
Kansas: 14.1
New daily cases: 3
Tests per 100,000: 55.7
Alabama: 11.4
New daily cases: 565
Tests per 100,000: 64.4
Mississippi: 10.1
New daily cases: 214
Tests per 100,000: 70.6
Michigan: 8.9
New daily cases: 4,113
Tests per 100,000: 376.1
Florida: 7.6
New daily cases: 4,504
Tests per 100,000: 272
Pennsylvania: 7
New daily cases: 3,273
Tests per 100,000: 324.3
Washington: 6.8
New daily cases: 1,142
Tests per 100,000: 263.7
North Dakota: 6.8
New daily cases: 137
Tests per 100,000: 254.6
Tennessee: 6.6
New daily cases: 1,187
Tests per 100,000: 179.8
Georgia: 6.5
New daily cases: 1,213
Tests per 100,000: 175.6
Arkansas: 6.4
New daily cases: 188
Tests per 100,000: 105.7
Missouri: 6.3
New daily cases: 645
Tests per 100,000: 175.1
North Carolina: 6.2
New daily cases: 1,798
Tests per 100,000: 246.7
South Dakota: 6
New daily cases: 84
Tests per 100,000: 170.6
Minnesota: 5.8
New daily cases: 1,651
Tests per 100,000: 459.2
Virginia: 5.7
New daily cases: 856
Tests per 100,000: 178.5
Utah: 5.7
New daily cases: 395
Tests per 100,000: 192.8
Colorado: 5.4
New daily cases: 1,563
Tests per 100,000: 481.5
Wyoming: 5.3
New daily cases: 89
Tests per 100,000: 213
South Carolina: 5
New daily cases: 671
Tests per 100,000: 279.3
Oregon: 5
New daily cases: 745
Tests per 100,000: 366.6
Texas: 5
New daily cases: 2,714
Tests per 100,000: 192.5
Nevada: 4.5
New daily cases: 394
Tests per 100,000: 269.9
Oklahoma: 4.4
New daily cases: 0
Tests per 100,000: 90.7
Delaware: 4.4
New daily cases: 171
Tests per 100,000: 517.6
New Jersey: 4.3
New daily cases: 1,413
Tests per 100,000: 393
Ohio: 4.3
New daily cases: 1,387
Tests per 100,000: 265.3
West Virginia: 4.2
New daily cases: 385
Tests per 100,000: 482.9
Indiana: 4
New daily cases: 1,247
Tests per 100,000: 407.3
Montana: 4
New daily cases: 133
Tests per 100,000: 313.3
Maine: 3.8
New daily cases: 318
Tests per 100,000: 631.1
Arizona: 3.7
New daily cases: 601
Tests per 100,000: 271.7
Louisiana: 3.7
New daily cases: 407
Tests per 100,000: 277.6
Wisconsin: 3.6
New daily cases: 793
Tests per 100,000: 394.6
New Hampshire: 3.6
New daily cases: 253
Tests per 100,000: 434.4
Nebraska: 3.4
New daily cases: 213
Tests per 100,000: 302.6
Illinois: 3
New daily cases: 1,773
Tests per 100,000: 609.9
Maryland: 2.7
New daily cases: 578
Tests per 100,000: 425.9
New Mexico: 2.6
New daily cases: 273
Tests per 100,000: 415.1
Connecticut: 2.3
New daily cases: 711
Tests per 100,000: 657.3
Hawaii: 1.9
New daily cases: 128
Tests per 100,000: 408.2
Alaska: 1.8
New daily cases: 96
Tests per 100,000: 812.2
District of Columbia: 1.7
New daily cases: 39
Tests per 100,000: 557.1
New York: 1.6
New daily cases: 2,643
Tests per 100,000: 893
Rhode Island: 1.6
New daily cases: 187
Tests per 100,000: 1,260.9
Massachusetts: 1.4
New daily cases: 1,161
Tests per 100,000: 1,037.6
Vermont: 1
New daily cases: 49
Tests per 100,000: 1,110.9
California: 0.9
New daily cases: 2,529
Tests per 100,000: 471.6
Kentucky: 0.8
New daily cases: 653
Tests per 100,000: 1,734.7
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