WE'RE NUMBER ONE! WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!! GO, TENNESSEE!!!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee had more new cases of COVID-19 by population over the past week than any other state in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC data, which was released Thursday, showed Tennessee averaging 129.4 new cases of the virus per 100,000 residents over the last seven days. The next closest was Oklahoma with 98, followed by Rhode Island with 93.7 and Arizona with 92.9.
