More than two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths have taken place in seven states

From Mark Perry.

He shares an interactive map.

"1. More than 40% of the 96,596 COVID-19 deaths to date have occurred in two states: New York (28,900) and New Jersey (11,081) [combined they have 8.6% of the population].

2. Nearly half (48%) of COVID-19 deaths have occurred in three states: New York (29.9%), New Jersey (11.5%), Massachusetts (6.4%).

3. More than two-thirds of COVID-19 deaths have taken place in seven states: New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and California [combined they have about 33% of the population].

4. On a per-capita basis, seven states and the District of Columbia have more than 500 deaths per million residents (more than 0.05 percent): New York (1,470), New Jersey (1,220), Massachusetts (890), Connecticut (877), DC (580), Louisiana (570), Rhode Island (520), and Michigan (510). Half of US states have 100 or fewer deaths per million residents and more than one-quarter (13) of US states have 50 or fewer deaths per million residents.

5. The range of per-capita COVID-19 deaths is from 10 per million in Alaska, Hawaii, and Montana to 1,470 per million in New York. The median COVID-19 deaths per million for US states is 110."