Disasters in Slow Motion: Today's Covid Information (05/16/2021 16:52 GMT)

 Life has been keeping me busy and, in the US, numbers have been on the decline. Those two factors have conspired to keep my updates less frequent than I would like. As things are (hopefully) winding down, I've added a new row to the figures, "Active Cases" and "Active Case Rate". It should be noted that some states do not report these figures and, in other cases, the number of active cases is unusually high versus the total number of cases - leading me to believe that those States are being very conservative when it comes to declaring a case as recovered.

Now the numbers.

United States - Population: 331,022,651 - Cases: 33,698,744 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 599,962 - Death Rate: 1 in 552 - Mortality Rate: 1.78%
Active Cases: 5,998,536 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 55

Alabama - Population: 4,908,620 - Cases: 537813 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 11,038 - Death Rate: 1 in 445 - Mortality Rate: 2.05%
Active Cases: 16,975 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 289

Alaska - Population: 735,720 - Cases: 66,683 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 347 - Death Rate: 1 in 2,120 - Mortality Rate: 0.52%
Active Cases: 8,027 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 92

Arizona - Population: 7,378,490 - Cases: 872,496 - Infected: 1 in 8
Deaths: 17,459 - Death Rate: 1 in 423 - Mortality Rate: 2.00%
Active Cases: 19,434 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 380

Arkansas - Population: 3,039,000 - Cases: 338,667 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 5,793 - Death Rate: 1 in 525 - Mortality Rate: 1.71%
Active Cases: 2,172 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1,339

California - Population: 39,747,267 - Cases: 3,768,223 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 62,659 - Death Rate: 1 in 634 - Mortality Rate: 1.66%
Active Cases: 1,694,575 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 23

Colorado - Population: 5,845,530 - Cases: 531,070 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 6,562 - Death Rate: 1 in 891 - Mortality Rate: 1.24%
Active Cases: 116,624 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 50

Connecticut - Population: 3,563,080 - Cases: 344,977 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 7,173 - Death Rate: 1 in 497 - Mortality Rate: 2.08%
Active Cases: 23,355 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 153

Delaware - Population: 975,033 - Cases: 106,873 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 1,651 - Death Rate: 1 in 591 - Mortality Rate: 1.54%
Active Cases: 6,096 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 160

District of Columbia - Population: 711,571 - Cases: 48,545 - Infected: 1 in 15
Deaths: 1,120 - Death Rate: 1 in 635 - Mortality Rate: 2.31%
Active Cases: 13,049 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 55

Florida - Population: 21,646,155 - Cases: 2,289,522 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 36,065 - Death Rate: 1 in 600 - Mortality Rate: 1.58%
Active Cases: 375,328 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 58

Georgia - Population: 10,627,767 - Cases: 1,115,072 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 20,505 - Death Rate: 1 in 518 - Mortality Rate: 1.84%
Active Cases: 13,220 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 804

Hawaii - Population: 1,412,690 - Cases: 33,637 - Infected: 1 in 42
Deaths: 491 - Death Rate: 1 in 2,877 - Mortality Rate: 1.46%
Active Cases: NOT AVAILABLE - Active Case Rate: NOT AVAILABLE

Idaho - Population: 1,826,160 - Cases: 189,908 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 2,069 - Death Rate: 1 in 883 - Mortality Rate: 1.09%
Active Cases: 78,312 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 23

Illinois - Population: 12,700,381 - Cases: 1,365,020 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 24,770 - Death Rate: 1 in 513 - Mortality Rate: 1.81%
Active Cases: 84,617 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 150

Indiana - Population: 6,745,350 - Cases: 734,736 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 13,471 - Death Rate: 1 in 501 - Mortality Rate: 1.83%
Active Cases: 23,669 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 285

Iowa - Population: 3,179,850 - Cases: 399,299 - Infected: 1 in 8
Deaths: 6,000 - Death Rate: 1 in 530 - Mortality Rate: 1.50%
Active Cases: 38,767 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 82

Kansas - Population: 2,910,360 - Cases: 311,705 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 5,050 - Death Rate: 1 in 576 - Mortality Rate: 1.62%
Active Cases: 6,481 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 449

Kentucky - Population: 4,499,690 - Cases: 452,250 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 6,648 - Death Rate: 1 in 677 - Mortality Rate: 1.47%
Active Cases: 393,401 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 11

Louisiana - Population: 4,645,180 - Cases: 464,833 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 10,478 - Death Rate: 1 in 433 - Mortality Rate: 2.25%
Active Cases: NOT AVAILABLE - Active Case Rate: NOT AVAILABLE

Maine - Population: 1,342,097 - Cases: 65,715 - Infected: 1 in 20
Deaths: 802 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,673 - Mortality Rate: 1.22%
Active Cases: NOT AVAILABLE - Active Case Rate: NOT AVAILABLE

Maryland - Population: 6,083,120 - Cases: 456,004 - Infected: 1 in 13
Deaths: 8,929 - Death Rate: 1 in 681 - Mortality Rate: 1.96%
Active Cases: 436,578 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 14

Massachusetts - Population: 6,976,600 - Cases: 701,490 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 17,747 - Death Rate: 1 in 393 - Mortality Rate: 2.53%
Active Cases: 14,396 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 485

Michigan - Population: 10,020,472 - Cases: 976,339 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 19,790 - Death Rate: 1 in 506 - Mortality Rate: 2.03%
Active Cases: 201,430 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 50

Minnesota - Population: 5,700,670 - Cases: 594,427 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 7,374 - Death Rate: 1 in 773 - Mortality Rate: 1.24%
Active Cases: 8,715 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 654

Mississippi - Population: 2,989,260 - Cases: 314,710 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 7,254 - Death Rate: 1 in 412 - Mortality Rate: 2.30%
Active Cases: 4,085 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 732

Missouri - Population: 6,169,270 - Cases: 592,944 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 9,514 - Death Rate: 1 in 648 - Mortality Rate: 1.60%
Active Cases: 50,161 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 123

Montana - Population: 1,074,532 - Cases: 110,685 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 1,598 - Death Rate: 1 in 672 - Mortality Rate: 1.44%
Active Cases: 1,036 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1,037

Nebraska - Population: 1,952,570 - Cases: 222,335 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 2,,257 - Death Rate: 1 in 865 - Mortality Rate: 1.02%
Active Cases: NOT AVAILABLE - Active Case Rate: NOT AVAILABLE

Nevada - Population: 3,139,660 - Cases: 320,539 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 5,530 - Death Rate: 1 in 568 - Mortality Rate: 1.73%
Active Cases: 18,161 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 173

New Hampshire - Population: 1,371,250 - Cases: 97,563 - Infected: 1 in 14
Deaths: 1,331 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,030 - Mortality Rate: 1.36%
Active Cases: 1,338 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1,025

New Jersey - Population: 8,936,570 - Cases: 1,010,490 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 25,592 - Death Rate: 1 in 344 - Mortality Rate: 2.57%
Active Cases: 153,029 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 58

New Mexico - Population: 2,096,640 - Cases: 200,650 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 4,113 - Death Rate: 1 in 510 - Mortality Rate: 2.05%
Active Cases: 10,758 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 195

New York - Population: 19,491,339 - Cases: 2,133,236 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 53,200 - Death Rate: 1 in 366 - Mortality Rate: 2.49%
Active Cases: 481,504 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 40

North Carolina - Population: 10,497,741 - Cases: 939,338 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 12,862 - Death Rate: 1 in 816 - Mortality Rate: 1.30%
Active Cases: 25,547 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 411

North Dakota - Population: 760,900 - Cases: 109,057 - Infected: 1 in 7
Deaths: 1,504 - Death Rate: 1 in 506 - Mortality Rate: 1.38%
Active Cases: 768 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 991

Ohio - Population: 11,718,568 - Cases: 1,090,276 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 19,528 - Death Rate: 1 in 600 - Mortality Rate: 1.79%
Active Cases: 26,373 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 444

Oklahoma - Population: 3,954,820 - Cases: 450,847 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 6,878 - Death Rate: 1 in 575 - Mortality Rate: 1.53%
Active Cases: 1,523 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 2,597

Oregon - Population: 4,301,090 - Cases: 195,179 - Infected: 1 in 22
Deaths: 2,585 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,664 - Mortality Rate: 1.32%
Active Cases: 30,077 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 143

Pennsylvania - Population: 12,813,696 - Cases: 1,190,577 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 26,929 - Death Rate: 1 in 476 - Mortality Rate: 2.26%
Active Cases: 73,327 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 175

Rhode Island - Population: 1,056,738 - Cases: 150,385 - Infected: 1 in 7
Deaths: 2,700 - Death Rate: 1 in 391 - Mortality Rate: 1.80%
Active Cases: 138,565 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 8

South Carolina - Population: 5,210,100 - Cases: 588,593 - Infected: 1 in 9
Deaths: 9,653 - Death Rate: 1 in 540 - Mortality Rate: 1.64%
Active Cases: 52,314 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 100

South Dakota - Population: 892,631 - Cases: 123,645 - Infected: 1 in 7
Deaths: 1,991 - Death Rate: 1 in 448 - Mortality Rate: 1.61%
Active Cases: 891 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1,002

Tennessee - Population: 6,897,580 - Cases: 857,055 - Infected: 1 in 8
Deaths: 12,312 - Death Rate: 1 in 560 - Mortality Rate: 1.44%
Active Cases: 8,128 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 849

Texas - Population: 29,087,070 - Cases: 2,933,558 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 51,170 - Death Rate: 1 in 568 - Mortality Rate: 1.74%
Active Cases: 83,315 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 349

Utah - Population: 3,282,120 - Cases: 402,325 - Infected: 1 in 8
Deaths: 2,258 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,454 - Mortality Rate: 0.56%
Active Cases: 7,476 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 439

Vermont - Population: 627,180 - Cases: 23,883 - Infected: 1 in 26
Deaths: 252 - Death Rate: 1 in 2,489 - Mortality Rate: 1.06%
Active Cases: 1,551 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 404

Virginia - Population: 8,626,210 - Cases: 669,904 - Infected: 1 in 13
Deaths: 11,008 - Death Rate: 1 in 784 - Mortality Rate: 1.64%
Active Cases: 603,361 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 14

Washington - Population: 7,797,100 - Cases: 424,848 - Infected: 1 in 18
Deaths: 5,684 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,372 - Mortality Rate: 1.34%
Active Cases: 214,211 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 36

West Virginia - Population: 1,778,070 - Cases: 158,230 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 2,757 - Death Rate: 1 in 645 - Mortality Rate: 1.74%
Active Cases: 6,503 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 273

Wisconsin - Population: 5,851,750 - Cases: 605,926 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 6,958 - Death Rate: 1 in 841 - Mortality Rate: 1.15%
Active Cases: 7,706 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 759

Wyoming - Population: 572,381 - Cases: 59,079 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 712 - Death Rate: 1 in 804 - Mortality Rate: 1.21%
Active Cases: 521 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1,099

Puerto Rico - Population: 2,860,853 - Cases: 258,823 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 2,431 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,177 - Mortality Rate: 0.94%
Active Cases: 138,652 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 21

Guam - Population: 168,778 - Cases: 8,090 - Infected: 1 in 21
Deaths: 139 - Death Rate: 1 in 1,214 - Mortality Rate: 1.72%
Active Cases: 100 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1,688

US Virgin Islands - Population: 104,360 - Cases: 3,267 - Infected: 1 in 32
Deaths: 27 - Death Rate: 1 in 3,865 - Mortality Rate: 0.83%
Active Cases: 62 - Active Case Rate: 1 in 1683

Northern Mariana Islands - Population: 57,702 - Cases: 172 - Infected: 1 in 335
Deaths: 2 - Death Rate: 1 in 28,851 - Mortality Rate: 1.16%
Active Cases: NOT AVAILABLE - Active Case Rate: NOT AVAILABLE

American Samoa - Population: 55,139 - Cases: 4 - Infected: 1 in 13,785
Deaths: 0   - Mortality Rate: N/A
Active Cases: 0 - Active Case Rate: N/A

I was also curious, since this whole thing had been politicized, to see the breakdown between the Red and Blue States.

Blue States - Population: 141,790,246 - Cases: 13,194,113 - Infected: 1 in 11
Deaths: 250,513 - Death Rate: 1 in 566 - Mortality Rate: 1.90%

Red States - Population: 192,303,592 - Cases: 19,489,444 - Infected: 1 in 10
Deaths: 330,136 - Death Rate: 1 in 582 - Mortality Rate: 1.69%

As you can see, this shows exactly what one would expect due to the politicalization of the Covid response. Red States, despite generally having a wider spread of population have a higher incidence of infection while the blue states, having higher population concentrations, still show greater death and mortality rates. Had this not been politicized, one would expect the incidence of infection in the Red states to be lower than that of the blue.

State population #s from Worldometer

Puerto Rico population # from Worldometer

Guam population # from Worldometer

US Virgin Islands population # from Worldometer

Northern Mariana Islands population # from Worldometer

American Samoa population # from Worldometer

Case & Death # from Worldometer

US population # from Worldometer