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Table 2 COVID-19 characteristics of selected U.S. states as of July 9, 2020

State	Number of cases	Number of deaths	%^*	Designation pattern	Peak timing^a
New York	399,575	31,980	8.0	A	early
California	300,324	6,849	2.3	B	late
Florida	232,718	4,009	1.7	B	late
Texas	230,346	2,918	1.3	B	late
New Jersey	174,628	15,479	8.9	A	early
Illinois	150,450	7,119	4.7	A	early
Arizona	112,671	2,038	1.8	B	late
North Carolina	79,349	1,460	1.8	C	none
Connecticut	47,209	4,348	9.2	A	early
Utah	27,519	202	0.7	C	none
District of Columbia	10,743	568	5.3	A	early

^*The difference in relative mortality rate between Type A and Type B states, as well as between Type A and Type A+B states was highly significant (P < 0.0001), with Type A states experiencing significantly higher mortality
^a“Early,” denotes disease peaks in April and May; “late,” denotes disease peaks in June and July

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