This Is How Bad the COVID Outbreak Is in Your State

During the summer, when the coronavirus pandemic seemed to be improving, we had some hope that things might be better in the fall, allowing us to gather with our families for Thanksgiving without any serious risk of infection. Now, however, the situation in the U.S. has never been worse. It's not only that more people are contracting the virus: Hospitalizations are also on the rise throughout the country, and deaths are climbing. States are experiencing the worst numbers they've seen all year. The influx of information can be daunting: It seems that coronavirus is rising everywhere. But how bad is the COVID outbreak in your state?

There are countless ways to measure the level of outbreak in any particular area. One of the most effective is to look at the rate of daily new cases per 100,000 people, which is how the Brown School of Public Health's COVID Risk Levels color-coded map measures the severity of coronavirus hotspots throughout the U.S. A rate of less than 1 case per 100,000 people is colored green, meaning "on track for containment," but there are no longer any green states on the map.

Instead, states are yellow ("community spread") for 1 to 9 cases per 100,000 people; orange ("accelerated spread") for 10 to 24 cases per 100,000 people; or red ("tipping point") for 25 or more cases per 100,000 people. As of Nov. 23, the vast majority of states are red, with only one state remaining yellow. With every state at an elevated risk level, it's hard to imagine what containment looks like.

From fewest to most daily new coronavirus cases, here is how your state is faring. And if you're wondering what your state is doing to control the crisis, This Is How Close Your State Is to Locking Down.

5.8 daily new cases per 100,000 people (yellow)

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15.1 daily new cases per 100,000 people (orange)

16.2 daily new cases per 100,000 people (orange)

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19.8 daily new cases per 100,000 people (orange)

23.6 daily new cases per 100,000 people (orange)

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24.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people (orange)

25.2 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

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64.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

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74.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

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87.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people (orange)

88.2 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

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119.9 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

129.7 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

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139.1 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

184.0 daily new cases per 100,000 people (red)

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