Rhode Island now leads country for new COVID cases per capita
Rhode Island has reported more new coronavirus cases per capita than any other state over the last seven days, according to The New York Times.
Rhode Island had been second to Minnesota at the end of the day Friday. However, Rhode Island does not report new virus data on Satudays, and Minnesota's latest report resulted in a slight decrease in the seven-day average.
Rhode Island has reported an average of 1,169 new cases over the last seven days, or 110.3 new cases per 100,000 people per day.
By comparison, neighboring Massachusetts is 32nd in the country with 61.2 new cases per 100,000 people per day, and Connecticut is 33rd with 60.6 new cases per 100,000 people per day.
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