The US emerged as an early hotspot for the coronavirus and it continues to have some of the highest case and death rates in the world. It leads the world in both confirmed Covid-19 cases and deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
It’s important to point out that the actual death toll is believed to be far higher than the tally compiled from government figures.
Map numbers shown below are from Johns Hopkins University.
Confirmed cases
76,391,436
(Yesterday: +NaN)
Deaths
901,758
(Yesterday: +NaN)
The spread of the Omicron variant at end of 2021 fueled a record wave of cases and hospitalizations in the US. However, deaths remain below the previous January 2021 and Delta waves.
Omicron trends in the US compared to recent waves
- Omicron
- January 2021
- Delta
Guardian graphic. Source: Our World In Data. Note: All metrics are the seven-day average as of . The peak for each wave is defined as the highest seven-day average of cases.
Here are the state-by-state breakdown of cases and deaths. Data is from Johns Hopkins University.
Since last week:
Cases: 8,610,580
+325,050
Deaths: 80,917
+1,228
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Since last week:
Cases: 6,381,378
+218,826
Deaths: 80,461
+1,394
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Since last week:
Cases: 5,653,565
+131,359
Deaths: 66,282
+1,327
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Since last week:
Cases: 4,839,516
+60,779
Deaths: 65,578
+1,062
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,957,563
+60,389
Deaths: 33,729
+608
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,688,808
+51,728
Deaths: 41,359
+965
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,605,245
+42,833
Deaths: 34,217
+45
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,470,242
+95,376
Deaths: 21,097
+502
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,403,125
+56,607
Deaths: 33,402
+534
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,295,050
+59,870
Deaths: 32,873
+676
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Since last week:
Cases: 2,126,230
+24,003
Deaths: 31,868
+548
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,903,412
+74,006
Deaths: 26,530
+529
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,905,280
+133,497
Deaths: 22,920
+778
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,646,937
+42,865
Deaths: 21,712
+411
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,630,462
+32,011
Deaths: 22,379
+470
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,572,022
+46,419
Deaths: 16,703
+576
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,535,404
+31,984
Deaths: 12,600
+309
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,406,933
+51,817
Deaths: 15,791
+525
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,356,653
+37,939
Deaths: 17,847
+454
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,359,058
+49,393
Deaths: 11,749
+217
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,367,763
+73,266
Deaths: 10,967
+268
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,270,138
+29,777
Deaths: 11,202
+141
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,240,496
+44,939
Deaths: 17,371
+324
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,193,783
+52,896
Deaths: 13,063
+173
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Since last week:
Cases: 1,133,482
+28,209
Deaths: 15,905
+274
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Since last week:
Cases: 992,932
+39,816
Deaths: 13,532
+322
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Since last week:
Cases: 961,805
+11,925
Deaths: 13,655
+268
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Since last week:
Cases: 898,267
+23,016
Deaths: 4,173
+66
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Since last week:
Cases: 791,730
+23,669
Deaths: 9,762
+146
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Since last week:
Cases: 744,987
+21,877
Deaths: 7,713
+194
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Since last week:
Cases: 751,862
+34,196
Deaths: 11,250
+419
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Since last week:
Cases: 724,912
+21,546
Deaths: 8,657
+156
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Since last week:
Cases: 706,140
+10,070
Deaths: 10,159
+174
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Since last week:
Cases: 665,211
+17,123
Deaths: 9,143
+230
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Since last week:
Cases: 654,343
+33,691
Deaths: 6,214
+128
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Since last week:
Cases: 489,701
+19,188
Deaths: 6,535
+118
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Since last week:
Cases: 462,977
+8,874
Deaths: 3,925
+116
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Since last week:
Cases: 458,112
+19,223
Deaths: 5,846
+103
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Since last week:
Cases: 445,793
+10,435
Deaths: 3,755
+89
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Since last week:
Cases: 389,715
+13,620
Deaths: 4,478
+78
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Since last week:
Cases: 347,901
+6,494
Deaths: 3,354
+52
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Since last week:
Cases: 281,300
+8,808
Deaths: 2,246
+41
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Since last week:
Cases: 250,311
+4,274
Deaths: 2,563
+65
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Since last week:
Cases: 250,029
+11,228
Deaths: 3,031
+38
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Since last week:
Cases: 230,240
+4,857
Deaths: 2,687
+50
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Since last week:
Cases: 229,271
+8,246
Deaths: 2,174
+34
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Since last week:
Cases: 224,257
+11,083
Deaths: 1,204
+40
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Since last week:
Cases: 224,912
+12,516
Deaths: 1,093
+8
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Since last week:
Cases: 179,915
+6,963
Deaths: 1,800
+67
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Since last week:
Cases: 149,842
+5,316
Deaths: 1,650
+25
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Since last week:
Cases: 131,543
+1,726
Deaths: 1,293
+9
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Since last week:
Cases: 106,690
+3,624
Deaths: 553
+21
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Since last week:
Cases: 35,372
+4,334
Deaths: 296
+11
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Since last week:
Cases: 14,988
+186
Deaths: 102
+3
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Since last week:
Cases: 18
+0
Deaths: 0
+0
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Note: In cases where states revise death or case counts downward, the weekly change is denoted as “–” since it is unclear how those numbers changed in the previous week.
- Due to the unprecedented and ongoing nature of the coronavirus pandemic, this article is being regularly updated to ensure that it reflects the current situation as accurately as possible. Any significant corrections made to this or previous versions of the article will continue to be footnoted in line with Guardian editorial policy.
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