The nation has seen a nearly 24 percent drop in new cases from around April 4, when daily new infections were reported to be more than 34,000.
Here we take a closer look at the states that have seen a dramatic decline in new cases since their respective peaks.Vermont saw its peak in new cases on April 3 and dropped by nearly 96 percent on April 20, reporting three new infections, according to the latest figures from the Vermont Department of Health. The state has reported 818 total cases to date.Wyoming, which has at least 441 cases to date, reached its peak in new cases on March 20, with 19 new infections.
While the state saw a few more increases in daily new infections between March 25 and April 13, the number of new cases continued on a downward slope and dropped to one by April 16. New cases stayed on a mostly declining trend before growing again from April 13 and dropping again from April 18. It has since dropped to 36 on April 20, a nearly 92 percent dip from its peak in March, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
"After the first 100 cases, growth has remained steady and increasing by another 100 cases for every 5 days. An even slower rate of growth had been detected for most recent case reports. Reports of COVID-19 continue to increase in Montana, but do not appear to grow exponentially," the department noted.New cases in Louisiana reached its highest point on March 26, when 1,262 new infections were reported.
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