37

The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 persons in the United States as of June 25, according to Johns Hopkins University. This gave the United States the seventh-highest rate of COVID-19 deaths in the world, with Belgium leading with 85 deaths per 100,000 persons. The United Kingdom had 64 and Spain had 60. (Numbers from other countries, such as China, are unreliable.) In the United States, the Northeastern states increased the U.S. average with New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts all having more than 100 deaths per 100,000 persons. South Dakota, which did not have a mandatory COVID-19 lockdown, had 9 deaths per 100,000 persons.

161

The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 ­persons in New York as of June 24, according to Statista.

147

The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 ­persons in New Jersey as of June 24.

3

The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 ­persons in Wyoming as of June 24.

2

The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 ­persons in Alaska and Montana as of June 24.

1

The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 ­persons in Hawaii as of June 24.