Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by US state.[1]
The CDC publishes official numbers of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The CDC estimates that, between February 2020 and September 2021, only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19.[2] The true COVID-19 death toll in the United States would therefore be higher than official reports, as modeled by a paper published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.[3] One way to estimate COVID-19 deaths that includes unconfirmed cases is to use the excess mortality, which is the overall number of deaths that exceed what would normally be expected.[4] From March 1, 2020, through the end of 2020, there were 522,368 excess deaths in the United States, or 22.9% more deaths than would he been expected in that time period.[5]
In February 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, a shortage of tests made it impossible to confirm all possible COVID-19 cases[6] and resulting deaths, so the early numbers were likely undercounts.[7][8][9][10]
The following numbers are based on CDC data, which is incomplete.
Measuring case and mortality rates[edit] Deceased persons in a 53-foot "mobile morgue" outside a hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey on April 27, 2020 ‹ The template below (COVID-19 pandemic data/United States medical cases by state) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › COVID-19 pandemic in the United States by state and territory Location[i] Cases[ii] Deaths[iii] Recoveries[iv] Hospital[v] Ref. 56 / 56 112,168,104 1,168,021 — — Alabama 1,659,966 21,138 509,800 50,767 [11] Alaska 310,531 1,485 7,165 4,208 [12] American Samoa 8,326 34 3 — [13] Arizona 2,611,788 34,545 — 157,969 [14] Arkansas 1,039,712 13,787 992,651 48,032 [15] California 14,332,727 107,703 — 664,057 [16] Colorado 1,884,386 16,062 — 109,315 [17][18] Connecticut 983,652 12,354 — 12,257 [19] Delaware 351,420 3,682 18,371 36,436 [20] District of Columbia 182,395 1,434 34,985 — [21] Florida[vi] 8,063,346 95,592 — 78,472 [22] Georgia 3,293,182 44,201 — 149,236 [23] Guam 64,279 419 63,816 — [24] Hawaii 419,655 2,174 11,958 14,887 [25] Idaho 526,118 5,766 92,573 19,729 [26][27] Illinois 4,139,537 42,033 — 239,809 [28][29] Indiana 2,210,538 28,082 1,881,771 194,280 [30][31] Iowa 908,936 10,797 286,309 — [32] Kansas 946,564 10,229 — 20,081 [33] Kentucky 1,808,735 19,914 53,643 78,142 [34] Louisiana 1,683,744 19,727 429,935 — [35] Maine 347,116 3,417 12,975 9,316 [36] Maryland 1,454,101 17,995 — 52,646 [37] Massachusetts 2,374,055 25,822 644,061 124,678 [38][39] Michigan 3,313,807 44,966 1,421,905 — [40] Minnesota 1,903,408 15,990 1,529,440 96,724 [41] Mississippi 1,000,415 15,480 774,429 14,042 [42][43] Missouri 1,790,525 22,931 — — [44] Montana 333,758 3,712 329,725 14,414 [45] Nebraska 604,901 5,034 142,336 31,570 [46] Nevada 924,325 12,508 — — [47] New Hampshire 382,242 3,340 378,906 9,441 [48] New Jersey 3,316,021 36,902 — 185,627 [49] New Mexico 727,786 9,236 660,313 40,692 [50] New York 7,975,950 65,835 475,270 471,317 [51][52][53] North Carolina 3,501,404 29,059 3,371,565 194,248 [54][55][56] North Dakota 310,409 2,233 236,878 7,831 [57] Northern Mariana Islands 13,981 46 13,124 311 [58] Ohio 3,747,050 43,958 3,693,448 151,492 [59] Oklahoma 1,306,350 16,435 1,288,527 45,990 [60] Oregon 975,856 10,357 — 41,388 [61][62] Pennsylvania 3,565,644 53,837 1,843,620 — [63] Puerto Rico 1,486,077 7,362 442,126 — [64] Rhode Island 470,368 4,365 — 23,606 [65] South Carolina 1,859,979 20,353 559,814 — [66] South Dakota 305,444 3,401 275,931 14,160 [67] Tennessee 2,736,444 30,811 1,996,027 56,696 [68] Texas 9,198,592 94,912 4,445,607[vii] — [69] US Virgin Islands 26,148 133 26,002 — [70] Utah 1,138,594 5,615 1,103,895 43,431 [71][72] Vermont 153,806 1,153 149,941 — [73] Virginia 2,534,905 25,489 — 68,154 [74] Washington 2,056,696 17,043 — 94,784 [75] West Virginia 662,339 8,247 629,631 — [76] Wisconsin 2,043,839 16,758 596,339 38,288 [77] Wyoming 196,232 2,128 154,312 1,395 [78] Updated:May 22, 2024 · History of cases: United States ^ Nationality and location of original infection may vary. ^ Reported confirmed and probable cases. Actual case numbers are probably higher. Currently, 35 jurisdictions regularly update this metric ^ Currently 36 jurisdictions regularly update this metric ^ "–" denotes that no data or only partial data currently ailable for that state, not that the value is zero. ^ Cumulative hospitalizations from positive cases reported from the state or the primary source. If a state only reports total cases from suspect COVID-19 cases, then cumulative hospitalizations from suspect cases are used. Data may be partial. ^ Case and death figures in this chart for Florida include residents and non-residents. ^ This figure is an estimate from the Texas Department of State Health Services.Data no longer reported
Data no longer updated in the chart due to gaps in reporting
In early 2020, deaths from all causes exceeded the seasonal erage,[79] and data from early 2020 suggest additional deaths that were not counted in official reported coronirus mortality statistics.[80] Until February 28, 2020, CDC testing protocols allowed tests only for people who had treled to China.[81] In most U.S. locations, testing for some time was performed only on symptomatic people with a history of trel to Wuhan or with close contact to such people.[82][83][84] The numbers were reported every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and were split into categories: individual trelers, people who contracted the disease from other people within the U.S., and repatriated citizens who returned to the U.S. from crisis locations, such as Wuhan, where the disease originated, and the cruise ship Diamond Princess.[85]
By March 26, 2020, the United States, with the world's third-largest population, surpassed China and Italy as the country with the world's highest number of confirmed cases.[86] By April 25, the U.S. had more than 905,000 confirmed coronirus cases and nearly 52,000 deaths, giving it a mortality rate around 5.7 percent. (In comparison, Spain's mortality rate was 10.2 percent and Italy's was 13.5 percent.)[87][88]
In April 2020, more than 10,000 American deaths had occurred in nursing homes. Most nursing homes did not he easy access to testing, making the actual number unknown.[89] President Trump established a Coronirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes.[90][91] Subsequently, a number of states including Maryland[92] and New Jersey[93] reported their own estimates of deaths at nursing homes, ranging from twenty to fifty percent of the states' total deaths. A PNAS report in September 2020 confirmed that the virus is much more dangerous for the elderly than the young, noting that about 70% of all U.S. COVID-19 deaths had occurred to those over the age of 70.[94]
As of early August 2020, among the 45 countries that had over 50,000 cases, the U.S. had the eighth highest number of deaths per-capita. Its case fatality ratio, however, was significantly better where it ranked 24th in the world, with 3.3% of its cases resulting in death.[95] Several studies suggested that the number of infections was far higher than officially reported, and thus that the infection fatality rate was far lower than the case fatality rate.[96][97]
The CDC estimates that 40% of people infected never show symptoms (i.e. are asymptomatic),[98] although there is a 75% chance they can still spread the disease. And while children he a lower risk of becoming ill or dying, the CDC warns that they can still function as asymptomatic carriers and transmit the virus to adults.[98] The American Academy of Pediatrics's weekly report[99] from when states started reporting to September 17, 2020, tracked 587,948 child COVID-19 cases, 5,016 child hospitalizations, and 109 child deaths.[100]
Epidemiologists depend on accurate reporting of cases and deaths to advise government response,[101] and some he questioned the reliability of the numbers of confirmed cases.[102] Rates differ among U.S. states, and there are also racial and economic disparities.[103][104][105] After a group of epidemiologists requested revisions in how the CDC counts cases and deaths, the CDC in mid-April 2020 updated its guidance for counting COVID-19 cases and deaths to recommend that U.S. states report both confirmed and probable ones, though the decision is left to each state.[106]
On September 25, 2020, The Lancet published the largest study at the time to measure COVID-19 antibody levels in the US population, finding that less than ten percent of the U.S. population had been exposed.[107][108][109] The study was published at a time when, according to Newsweek, "some U.S. officials he floated the concept of herd immunity as a possible strategy to manage the national outbreak,"[110] and according to the lead author of the study, Stanford Center for Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease director Shuchi Anand, "this study does not support that there is herd immunity."[111] The research also uncovered racial and economic disparities in populations with COVID-19 antibodies[112][103] and highlighted the need for public health intervention to address the disparities.[104][105] At the time of the publication of the study, Anand announced that researchers would monitor the study participants for months to help determine the effectiveness of COVID-19 mitigation tactics.[110][112][108]
As of May 2021[update], the Centers for Disease Control estimated that there had been approximately 120 million infections in the United States.[113]
According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University as of 19:21 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 7, 2021, the total COVID-19 cases in the US had crossed the 35.73 million mark, with the death toll reaching 616,712.[114]
Progression charts[edit] New daily cases[edit]Number of new daily cases, with a 21-day centered moving erage:[115]
This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. Deaths per day[edit]Number of new daily deaths attributed to COVID-19, with a 21-day centered moving erage:[115]
This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. Weekly all-cause deaths[edit]Weekly predicted deaths, non-COVID excess, and COVID-related excess deaths in the U.S. based on CDC data as of April 10, 2023[update] which is "Predicted (weighted)" (rather than tabulated) and commonly takes 60 days to fully collate.[116] As such, the data are split and the fields indicated by (*) are not confirmed, including both the 60-day window and any data from the CDC that had numerical inconsistencies (e.g. predicted + excess ≠ observed.) Also, key actions and milestones in the progression of the outbreak are annotated, selectively drawn from COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: Timeline.
This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. Hospitalizations[edit]Daily hospital and ICU occupancy numbers, as of January 3, 2023[update]:[117]
This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension.Scatterplot showing the relationship between GDP per capita and the COVID-19 case fatality rate for individual countries in 2022. Deaths by age[edit]
Number of COVID-19 deaths by age as of April 11, 2023:[118][119]
This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. Provisional COVID-19 deaths in the United States by age as of April 11, 2023 Age group Death count % of deaths All ages 1,125,044 100% Under 1y 471 edit] This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. 2,000,000–6,000,000 positive test individuals[edit] This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. 1,000,000–2,000,000 positive test individuals[edit] This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension. 400,000–1,000,000 positive test individuals[edit] This graph was using the legacy Graph extension, which is no longer supported. It needs to be converted to the new Chart extension.