27 July 2020 — 1035 mdt
Covid-19 cases in Montana are increasing, but our state
still has one of the nation’s lowest infection rates
The Covid-19 cases per 1,000 persons statistic allows large jurisdictions to be compared meaningfully with small jurisdictions. In the first two plots below, I’ve used it to compare Montana to the rest of the nation, and the counties of Montana with each other. These plots are based on the cumulative count of Covid-19 cases. A plot based on the average daily count for the last week would be somewhat different.
Montana’s infection rate is 3.0 cases per 1,000 persons, lower than all states but Hawaii and Vermont. The national rate is 12.5/k, and some states have rates above 20/k.
