Michigan has the worst COVID-19 infection rate of any state in the country

(WXYZ) – Michigan had the worst COVID-19 infection rate of any state in the country over the past 7 days, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to data from their COVID tracker, Michigan had 361.5 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people. This places Michigan at the top of the country, grouped only with New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

New Jersey had the second highest COVID-19 rate at 351.7 per 100,000 population. New York and Connecticut were below 300 per 100,000.

However, Michigan’s COVID-19 infection rate tracks that of New York, which the CDC does not calculate as part of New York state. NYC over the past 7 days had a COVID-19 rate of 366.5 per 100,000 people.

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