Governor Cuomo today announced that, per Johns Hopkins University’s Coronavirus Resource Center, New York State has the second-lowest COVID-19 positivity rate of any state in the country. Full rankings are below.
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Johns Hopkins University State Positivity Chart
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10/28/2020
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RANK
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STATE
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POSITIVITY
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1
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Mississippi
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100%*
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2
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South Dakota
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43.44%
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3
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Idaho
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34.81%
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4
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Wyoming
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31.61%
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5
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Wisconsin
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27.96%
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6
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Iowa
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26.36%
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7
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Alabama
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25.17%
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8
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Nebraska
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21.78%
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9
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Kansas
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20.73%
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10
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Nevada
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18.91%
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11
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Utah
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18.17%
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12
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Montana
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14.47%
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13
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Pennsylvania
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12.07%
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14
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North Dakota
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10.90%
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15
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Arkansas
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10.11%
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16
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Tennessee
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9.61%
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17
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Arizona
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9.29%
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18
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Texas
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9.29%
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19
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Missouri
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9.23%
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20
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Oklahoma
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9.09%
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21
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Kentucky
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8.83%
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22
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New Mexico
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8.30%
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23
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Indiana
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7.84%
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24
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Alaska
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7.66%
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25
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Georgia
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7.44%
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26
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Delaware
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7.44%
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27
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North Carolina
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6.91%
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28
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Minnesota
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6.86%
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29
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Colorado
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6.60%
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30
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Illinois
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6.57%
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31
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Oregon
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6.41%
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32
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Virginia
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5.82%
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33
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South Carolina
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5.66%
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34
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Ohio
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5.64%
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35
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Michigan
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5.31%
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36
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Florida
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4.96%
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37
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Louisiana
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4.64%
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38
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West Virginia
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4.21%
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39
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Washington
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3.77%
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40
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New Jersey
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3.66%
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41
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California
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3.21%
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42
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Rhode Island
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3.03%
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43
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Maryland
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2.64%
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44
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Connecticut
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2.51%
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45
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Vermont
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2.39%
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46
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Hawaii
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2.23%
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47
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District of Columbia
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1.60%
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48
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Massachusetts
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1.59%
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49
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New Hampshire
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1.50%
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50
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New York
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1.39%
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51
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Maine
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0.77%
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*For details on methodology, please visit the Johns Hopkins University website, as not all states report all test results. Positivity is based on a 7-day rolling average.
