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New York State has Second-Lowest COVID-19 Positivity Rate in the United States
Oct 28, 2020
Governor Cuomo today announced that, per Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center, New York State has the second-lowest COVID-19 positivity rate of any state in the country. Full rankings are below.
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Johns Hopkins University State Positivity Chart |
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10/28/2020 |
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RANK |
STATE |
POSITIVITY |
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1 |
Mississippi |
100%* |
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2 |
South Dakota |
43.44% |
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3 |
Idaho |
34.81% |
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4 |
Wyoming |
31.61% |
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5 |
Wisconsin |
27.96% |
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6 |
Iowa |
26.36% |
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7 |
Alabama |
25.17% |
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8 |
Nebraska |
21.78% |
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9 |
Kansas |
20.73% |
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10 |
Nevada |
18.91% |
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11 |
Utah |
18.17% |
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12 |
Montana |
14.47% |
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13 |
Pennsylvania |
12.07% |
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14 |
North Dakota |
10.90% |
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15 |
Arkansas |
10.11% |
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16 |
Tennessee |
9.61% |
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17 |
Arizona |
9.29% |
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18 |
Texas |
9.29% |
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19 |
Missouri |
9.23% |
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20 |
Oklahoma |
9.09% |
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21 |
Kentucky |
8.83% |
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22 |
New Mexico |
8.30% |
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23 |
Indiana |
7.84% |
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24 |
Alaska |
7.66% |
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25 |
Georgia |
7.44% |
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26 |
Delaware |
7.44% |
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27 |
North Carolina |
6.91% |
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28 |
Minnesota |
6.86% |
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29 |
Colorado |
6.60% |
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30 |
Illinois |
6.57% |
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31 |
Oregon |
6.41% |
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32 |
Virginia |
5.82% |
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33 |
South Carolina |
5.66% |
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34 |
Ohio |
5.64% |
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35 |
Michigan |
5.31% |
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36 |
Florida |
4.96% |
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37 |
Louisiana |
4.64% |
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38 |
West Virginia |
4.21% |
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39 |
Washington |
3.77% |
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40 |
New Jersey |
3.66% |
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41 |
California |
3.21% |
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42 |
Rhode Island |
3.03% |
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43 |
Maryland |
2.64% |
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44 |
Connecticut |
2.51% |
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45 |
Vermont |
2.39% |
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46 |
Hawaii |
2.23% |
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47 |
District of Columbia |
1.60% |
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48 |
Massachusetts |
1.59% |
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49 |
New Hampshire |
1.50% |
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50 |
New York |
1.39% |
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51 |
Maine |
0.77% |
*For details on methodology, please visit the Johns Hopkins University website, as not all states report all test results. Positivity is based on a 7-day rolling average.