Florida is number 2 in new Covid cases per 100K, but below average in Covid deaths per 100K

Florida is up in new Covid cases per 100K population:
CDC | Data as of: August 27, 2021 1:45 PM ET. Posted: August 27, 2021 2:58 PM ET

Mississippi 718.8
Florida 705.4
Louisiana 696.4 Kentucky 610.2 South Carolina 593.1 Georgia 577.7 Alabama 576.9 Wyoming 491.6 Arkansas 479.3 Oklahoma 455.8 Alaska 455.6 Guam 451.2 Tennessee 451 Texas 402.1 Indiana 383.6 West Virginia 376.4 Hawaii 348 Oregon 340.8

link:
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_casesper100klast7days

As to deaths

Louisiana 9.6 Virgin Islands 8.6 Arkansas 7.5 Mississippi 6.6 Nevada 4.5 Wyoming 4.5 Alabama 4.3 Missouri 4.1 Texas 3.9 Kentucky 3.5 Oklahoma 3.5 South Carolina 3.5 Georgia 3.2 Alaska 3.1 Kansas 2.7 Montana 2.7 Puerto Rico 2.7 West Virginia 2.7 Oregon 2.4 Delaware 2.2 Tennessee 2.2 Arizona 2.1 Idaho 2.1 Indiana 2.1 Washington 1.9 Illinois 1.6 New Mexico 1.6 Utah 1.6 North Carolina 1.4 Virginia 1.4 >b>Florida 1.3 Iowa 1.3 North Dakota 1.3

Florida is BELOW the national average, which is 1.9 per 100,000. NJ and Pa are both at 0.9. **



CDC | Data as of: August 27, 2021 1:45 PM ET. Posted: August 27, 2021 2:58 PM ET


TOTAL CASES 38,527,411 +165,870 New Cases


7 DAY CASE RATE PER 100,000 303.9


TOTAL DEATHS 632,786 +1,222 New Deaths