50,000 coronavirus cases in one day—mapped state by state

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The United States reached a grim milestone on Wednesday as the number of confirmed daily coronavirus cases soared past 50,000.

On Tuesday, the U.S. had about 2,635,780 active coronavirus cases, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracking project. That number swelled to 2,686,480 on Wednesday, an increase of 50,700 active cases.

The daily increase between Tuesday and Wednesday is the biggest single-day spike since the COVID-19 pandemic began. And it’s clear that a handful of states, especially ones with large populations, are driving the spike.

Texas, Florida, Arizona, California, Washington, and many other states are experiencing a surge, underscoring the reality that relatively lenient enforcement of social distancing and other public safety measures—as well as premature reopening of businesses in states like Florida and Texas—has put America on a backward trajectory for containing the coronavirus, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who leads the NIH’s infectious disease unit.

The governors of Texas and California, as well as local officials in Florida, have imposed renewed restrictions such as closing down bars and indoor dining, and mandating residents to wear face masks in public.

State-by-state breakdown of daily new cases

New cases based on a seven-day average

State	June 17 new cases	July 1 new cases	Change
Alabama	760	985	225
Alaska	19	35	16
Arizona	1,597	3,421	1,824
Arkansas	463	546	83
California	3,320	6,268	2,948
Colorado	168	268	100
Connecticut	155	94	-60
Delaware	55	89	33
Wash., D.C.	44	34	-10
Florida	2,193	7,140	4,948
Georgia	822	1,900	1,078
Hawaii	8	13	4
Idaho	53	247	194
Illinois	647	788	141
Indiana	391	408	17
Iowa	269	389	120
Kansas	124	290	166
Kentucky	166	227	62
Louisiana	658	1,099	442
Maine	28	40	11
Maryland	493	367	-126
Massachusetts	285	219	-66
Michigan	188	367	179
Minnesota	347	422	75
Mississippi	308	639	331
Missouri	213	445	233
Montana	10	36	26
Nebraska	172	158	-14
Nevada	234	670	436
New Hampshire	37	29	-8
New Jersey	337	556	219
New Mexico	116	184	67
New York	709	620	-89
North Carolina	1,262	1,508	245
North Dakota	32	36	4
Ohio	407	872	466
Oklahoma	203	372	169
Oregon	161	212	51
Pennsylvania	425	584	159
Rhode Island	65	35	-30
South Carolina	685	1,432	746
South Dakota	64	58	-6
Tennessee	533	1,077	544
Texas	2,528	6,217	3,689
Utah	355	564	210
Vermont	5	4	-1
Virginia	514	527	13
Washington	333	551	218
West Virginia	26	50	24
Wisconsin	297	522	226
Wyoming	19	33	14

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