Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak – What's New

William M. Detmer, MD, supported by the Unbound Medicine Team

Updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 17:24 ET

COVID-19 Cases

Around the Globe

New Cases in Countries with Highest COVID-19 Activity
New Cases in Countries with Highest COVID-19 Activity

Recent Confirmed Cases in countries with the highest reported COVID-19 activity (India, United States, Brazil, France, Russia, UK, Turkey, Italy, Spain). Note that the left axis is linear rather than logarithmic and representsthe number of cases reported (rolling 7-day average) by each country.

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Data sources: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE). Our World in Data.

COVID-19 Outbreak Map by Johns Hopkins CSSE – Updated Hourly
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Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE).[1]

In the United States

U.S. Key COVID-19 Metrics: January 13, 2021
U.S. Key COVID-19 Metrics - What's New

Key COVID-19 metrics in the United States since April 1, 2020. Dark lines represent 7-day averages.

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Source: The COVID-19 Tracking Project[2]

US COVID-19 Case in last 7 Days: January 12, 2021
US COVID-19 Case in last 7 Days

US COVID-19 Case Rate Reported to the CDC in the Last 7 Days, by State/Territory (cases per 100K).

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Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

U.S. Deaths by State and County: Percent Change in Last 7 days
Coronavirus deaths in US by State and County

Aggregate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state- and local-level public health agencies. County-level data is confirmed by referencing state and local agencies directly. Map shows percent change in deaths from previous7 days as of January 3, 2020.

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Source: US Centers for Disease Control

U.S. States with the Most COVID-19 Activity†

Cases

Deaths

State

Total

⇓ Last 7d

Per 100k

Total

Last 7d

Per 100k

California

2,747,288

294,954

6,953

30,513

3,510

113

Texas

1,995,292

152,139

6,881

30,219

2,000

136

Florida

1,476,484

108,706

6,874

23,227

1,039

0

New York

665,919

73,401

6,024

14,050

887

144

Arizona

636,100

68,626

8,739

10,482

1,165

77

Georgia

773,692

67,538

7,287

11,662

590

91

North Carolina

635,975

60,579

6,064

7,638

642

180

Pennsylvania

733,429

59,514

5,729

18,080

1,534

116

Ohio

792,938

57,935

6,784

9,802

555

101

New Jersey

594,749

52,879

6,696

20,039

657

108

Illinois

1,040,168

48,449

8,208

19,497

935

0

New York City

506,377

43,709

6,029

25,742

379

109

Tennessee

660,874

43,225

9,677

8,011

744

74

Massachusetts

432,370

42,841

6,273

13,204

532

21

Indiana

570,477

37,394

8,474

9,104

441

133

Virginia

412,545

35,245

4,833

5,552

326

87

South Carolina

359,357

31,284

6,980

5,860

362

153

Oklahoma

346,621

29,076

8,760

2,858

216

135

Alabama

407,848

28,255

8,318

5,573

687

111

Kentucky

308,729

27,893

6,910

2,944

172

65

Louisiana

352,939

26,291

7,592

7,971

336

171

Michigan

570,150

23,508

5,709

14,296

688

191

Wisconsin

555,249

23,359

9,536

5,633

267

105

Maryland

314,867

21,963

5,208

6,404

272

33

Missouri

427,117

21,528

6,959

6,155

330

143

Utah

309,629

20,678

9,658

1,422

110

102

Arkansas

259,553

20,665

8,601

4,121

285

100

Connecticut

217,047

20,079

6,088

6,449

257

3

†U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

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