Florida number one in new cases of Covid but very low in deaths (both rolling average per 100K as of 29 Aug 21)

Florida is number one in the US in 7-Day Case Rate per 100,000 [CDC | Data as of: August 29, 2021 12:26 PM ET. Posted: August 29, 2021 1:37 PM ET ]


Florida 700.4 Louisiana 642.8 Mississippi 637.6 Kentucky 631 Alabama 620.8 South Carolina 619.8 Georgia 591.9 Arkansas 494.5 Wyoming 483.1 Oklahoma 477.5 Tennessee 475.7 Alaska 464.9



The US average 7 DAY CASE RATE PER 100,000 310



HOWEVER, in terms of deaths


Louisiana 9.5 Virgin Islands 7.6 Arkansas 7.4 Alabama 5.3 Mississippi 5.1 Nevada 5 Wyoming 4.5 Texas 4.3 Missouri 4 Kentucky 3.8 South Carolina 3.8 Georgia 3.3 Oklahoma 3.3 Alaska 2.9 Puerto Rico 2.9 Montana 2.6 West Virginia 2.6 Delaware 2.5 Idaho 2.5 Tennessee 2.5 Oregon 2.4 Arizona 2.2 Indiana 2.2 Washington 2 Kansas 1.8 North Carolina 1.7 Illinois 1.6 New Mexico 1.6 Utah 1.6 Virginia 1.6 Hawaii 1.4 Iowa 1.3 New Hampshire 1.3 North Dakota 1.2 Wisconsin 1.2 Florida 1.1 New Jersey 1 Pennsylvania 1 Rhode Island 1


The national average is 2


link: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_deathsper100klast7days


note:
https://news.yahoo.com/florida-is-the-only-state-where-more-people-are-dying-of-covid-now-than-ever-before-what-went-wrong-090001893.html



See also the New York Times cover on August 29: