MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US COVID-19 Tracker – August 5

State

Confirmed Cases

Deceased

New Cases in Last 24hrs

New Cases Higher or Lower than Previous Day's? (Today's new cases-Yesterday's New Cases)

Consecutive Days of Increase/Decrease in New Cases

Mortality Rate (per 100 recorded cases)

% Change in Cases on Previous Day

Rate of Increase in cases (7-day average)

California

526,685

9,684

9,834

Higher (+5,158)

1 (Increase)

1.8

1.9%

1.4%

Florida

497,330

7,402

5,446

Higher (+694)

1 (Increase)

1.5

1.1%

1.6%

Texas

466,032

7,271

9,408

Higher (+929)

2 (Increase)

1.6

2.1%

1.8%

New York

417,589

32,725

746

Higher (+201)

2 (Decrease)

7.8

0.2%

0.2%

Georgia

197,948

3,921

2,513

Higher (+255)

1 (Increase)

2.0

1.3%

1.8%

Illinois

185,993

7,742

1,471

Higher (+173)

1 (Increase)

4.2

0.8%

0.9%

New Jersey

182,970

15,857

356

Higher (+92)

1 (Increase)

8.7

0.2%

0.2%

Arizona

180,505

3,845

1,008

Lower (-22)

4 (Decrease)

2.1

0.6%

1.2%

North Carolina

128,715

2,061

1,085

Lower (-1,215)

1 (Decrease)

1.6

0.9%

1.4%

Louisiana

124,461

4,051

3,615

Higher (+2,516)

1 (Increase)

3.3

3.0%

1.7%

Pennsylvania

119,724

7,248

830

Lower (-31)

1 (Decrease)

6.1

0.7%

0.7%

Massachusetts

119,203

8,657

546

Higher (+347)

1 (Increase)

7.3

0.5%

0.4%