However, while major surges rage across the Midwest and increasingly the West, there are some states that are currently beating back the virus. Most of these states are in the Southeast, which saw some of the worst outbreaks the summer had to offer. Using data from The New York Times COVID tracker, we’ve pulled the number of new daily cases per 100,000 residents, as well as the percentage of decrease in cases since two weeks ago. These key metrics help paint a picture of how far each state has come, and how far they still have to go. Read on to find out which 11 states are currently winning their COVID battles. And for the states with the worst coronavirus surges right now, check out The 11 States With the Worst COVID Outbreaks in the U.S. 1 Tennessee New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 127 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 17 percentae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb And for more on spotting COVID, check out There’s An 80 Percent Chance You Have COVID If You Have This Symptom. 2 South Carolina New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 109 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 23 percent 3 Louisiana New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 79 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 13 percent And for an update on the president’s coronavirus case, check out the 4 COVID Symptoms President Trump and the First Lady Reportedly Have. 4 Georgia New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 79 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 29 percent 5 Florida New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 74 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 19 percent 6 West Virginia New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 73 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 3 percent And for more on stopping the spread, check out the 24 Things You Do Every Day That Are Putting You At Risk for COVID. 7 Maryland New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 64 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 9 percent 8 Virginia New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 63 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 20 percent 9 California New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 56 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 9 percent 10 Hawaii New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 51 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 5 percent 11 Arizona New daily cases per 100,000 residents: 49 Decrease in cases over the past two weeks: 45 percent And for more on keeping safe from coronavirus, check out The One Place You’re 5 Times More Likely to Get COVID.
