Axios: States Where COVID Has Been Deadliest

Axios has created an interactive map showing where the pandemic has been deadliest in the US. Via Axios:

In New Jersey, which has the highest death rate in the nation, 1 out of every 406 residents has died from the virus. In neighboring New York, 1 out of every 437 people has died.

In Mississippi, 1 out of every 477 people has died. And in South Dakota, which was slammed in the fall, 1 of every 489 people has died. States in the middle of the pack have seen a death rate of around 1 in 800 dead.

California, which has generally suffered severe regional outbreaks that don’t span the entire state, has a death rate of 1 in 899. Vermont had the lowest death rate, at 1 of every 3,436 residents.

Click here for interactive version showing total deaths and ratio.