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Category: Coronavirus and Socio-Economics
Last Updated: 26 May 2020 With the Coronavirus changing lives and lifestyles across the world in a way not seen since probably the last world war, we take a look at the number of confirmed Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases across the various states of the United States. We plot the numbers on an interactive heatmap that changes over time as more data becomes available.
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Total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the United States (as at 26 May 2020):
1 672 714
Google search results for Coronavirus
According to Google Trends, the most searches relating to Coronavirus in the USA happened between 15-21 March 2020. Since then there has been a gradual decline in the number of searches for Coronavirus in the United States.
26 May 2020: US coronavirus cases in fishbone timeline graphic
The interactive fishbone graphic below shows the evolution of the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the United States up to 24 April 2020 (04:30 AM ET), data as available from Johns Hopkins University. And the worrying issue for the United States is that the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases is set to increases substantially from its current numbers, especially in hot spots in the United States such as New York, California and Washington. New York state is currently the epicentre of the USA Coronavirus pandemic, with more than 50 000 deaths in the United States.
While countries across the world go into full lockdown, major Coronavirus hotspots in the USA are not in full lock down yet. But it is a difficult balance to strike between for governments in deciding to closing down areas, counties, states or countries or keeping them open, as closing down areas, counties, states or countries has a significant impact on employment and economic activity. To date the United States has recorded over 50 000 deaths due to Coronavirus while global deaths due to Coronavirus coming in at 192 019
23 March 2020: Confirmed Coronavirus cases in the United States on a interactive map
The interactive map below shows the number of confirmed Coronavirus cases per state in the United States for the last couple of days. Currently the bulk of the cases is clustered in 3 states, and they are the New York, Washington and California. The number of cases in New York spiked significantly from the 21 March 2020 to 22 March 2020, with it increasing by 34.8% or 4 083 cases.
Currently the top 5 states in terms of Coronvirus infections in the USA (ranked from highest number of cases):
Currently the top 5 states in terms of Coronvirus infections in the USA (ranked from highest number of cases):
- New York
- Washington
- California
- Illinois
- Michigan
The data is as obtained from John Hopkins University which consolidates the information from various source. Data and numbers is subject to change and the map above is for information purposes only. We aim to ensure the data is as accurate as possible as obtained from our sources. The map is to provide readers with a broad overview of the spread of the virus over time.