As a the Delta variant continues to spread, new cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in the United States. There were an average of 35.9 new daily cases of the virus for every 100,000 Americans in the past week, up from an average of 19.6 new daily cases per 100,000 the week before.
In total, about 34,564,000 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States since the first known infection was identified on Jan. 21, 2020.
In keeping with the national trend, new daily cases are increasing in Hawaii. Over the past week, there were an average of 16.8 new daily cases of the coronavirus for every 100,000 people across the state, compared to 9.0 new daily cases per 100,000 people the week prior.
Nationwide, the average number of new daily infections has increased in 50 states over the past week. Of all states, Hawaii reported the 33rd largest uptick in average new infections per day over the last week.
The current average daily infection rate in Hawaii ranks as the 23rd lowest of all 50 states.
Since March 6, 2020, when the first coronavirus case was identified in Hawaii, about 39,400 state residents tested positive for the virus. Hawaii, home to about 0.4% of the U.S. population, accounts for about 0.1% of all known COVID-19 cases nationwide to date. Among all states, Hawaii has the fewest cumulative COVID-19 cases on a per capita basis.
Nationwide, there have been 607,095 COVID-19 related deaths to date — and 529 of them have been in Hawaii. Hawaii’s coronavirus death per capita rate currently stands at 37 for every 100,000 people. For context, there have been 186 deaths per 100,000.
All COVID-19 data used in this story is current as of August 1, 2021. It is important to note that in some states, weekly infection rates may include cases of the virus that occurred earlier but were not previously counted.
These are all the counties in Hawaii where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).
| Rank | State | Change in new case rate | Avg. new daily cases per 100,000 ppl last week | Avg. new daily cases per 100,000 ppl 2 weeks ago | Total confirmed cases to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | 67.3 | 110.4 | 43.0 | 531,952 |
| 2 | Florida | 55.5 | 97.3 | 41.8 | 2,551,923 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 45.3 | 72.0 | 26.8 | 341,862 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 42.4 | 81.3 | 38.9 | 379,726 |
| 5 | Alabama | 33.2 | 56.3 | 23.2 | 580,193 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 26.6 | 48.8 | 22.2 | 478,858 |
| 7 | Nevada | 22.8 | 50.1 | 27.3 | 353,746 |
| 8 | Missouri | 22.6 | 58.7 | 36.1 | 672,586 |
| 9 | Alaska | 22.5 | 44.6 | 22.1 | 71,757 |
| 10 | Georgia | 21.3 | 34.3 | 13.0 | 1,171,233 |
| 11 | Kansas | 20.0 | 37.0 | 17.0 | 330,932 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 19.9 | 31.2 | 11.3 | 613,507 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 18.5 | 31.1 | 12.5 | 479,431 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 18.5 | 30.1 | 11.6 | 888,745 |
| 15 | Texas | 16.6 | 29.4 | 12.8 | 3,088,316 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 15.7 | 25.8 | 10.0 | 1,041,609 |
| 17 | California | 15.1 | 83.1 | 68.0 | 3,978,336 |
| 18 | Utah | 14.4 | 34.0 | 19.6 | 430,143 |
| 19 | Washington | 12.1 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 471,489 |
| 20 | Oregon | 11.2 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 217,690 |
| 21 | Idaho | 11.1 | 21.7 | 10.5 | 199,516 |
| 22 | Arizona | 11.1 | 26.3 | 15.2 | 921,445 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 11.0 | 27.2 | 16.2 | 64,623 |
| 24 | Illinois | 10.7 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 1,415,572 |
| 25 | Indiana | 10.0 | 18.1 | 8.1 | 768,624 |
| 26 | Nebraska | 9.8 | 16.5 | 6.6 | 228,086 |
| 27 | Colorado | 9.7 | 19.0 | 9.2 | 572,854 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 9.3 | 17.0 | 7.7 | 209,684 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 8.4 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 685,018 |
| 30 | Iowa | 8.1 | 14.4 | 6.4 | 378,916 |
| 31 | Virginia | 8.0 | 13.8 | 5.9 | 693,206 |
| 32 | Rhode Island | 7.9 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 153,954 |
| 33 | Hawaii | 7.9 | 16.8 | 9.0 | 39,392 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 7.3 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 166,493 |
| 35 | Massachusetts | 6.9 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 717,944 |
| 36 | Montana | 6.8 | 13.5 | 6.6 | 115,665 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 6.7 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 353,505 |
| 38 | New York | 6.5 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 2,142,112 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 5.9 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 611,458 |
| 40 | North Dakota | 5.8 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 111,486 |
| 41 | New Jersey | 5.5 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1,035,975 |
| 42 | Ohio | 5.2 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 1,125,420 |
| 43 | Michigan | 5.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 1,009,327 |
| 44 | Delaware | 4.6 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 111,016 |
| 45 | Maryland | 4.4 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 467,435 |
| 46 | South Dakota | 4.3 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 125,216 |
| 47 | Maine | 4.1 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 70,261 |
| 48 | New Hampshire | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 100,465 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania | 3.1 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1,222,302 |
| 50 | Vermont | 2.8 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 23,176 |
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