New York leads in rate of Zika infections

New York State has the highest rate of Zika infections in the nation, with 883 cases or 11.23 for every 250,000 residents, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Florida ranks second, with 10.83 cases for every 250,000 residents. The two states also rank first and second in total number of cases. In Florida. there were 139 locally acquired cases, which no other state is reporting. You can read about local companies in the Zika fight. This data in the map and table below represent the count as of Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.

States	Total cases	Rate per 250,000 residents	Travel-related cases	Travel cases as % of nation	Locally acquired cased
Alabama	28	1.45	28	1	0
Alaska	0	0.00	0	0	0
Arizona	42	1.58	42	1	0
Arkansas	13	1.10	13	<1	0
California	312	2.03	312	8	0
Colorado	46	2.18	46	1	0
Connecticut	58	4.03	58	1	0
Delaware	16	4.32	16	<1	0
District of Columbia	25	9.67	25	1	0
Florida*	847	10.83	708	18	139
Georgia	96	2.40	96	2	0
Hawaii	14	2.49	14	<1	0
Idaho	4	0.62	4	<1	0
Illinois	76	1.47	76	2	0
Indiana	45	1.71	45	1	0
Iowa	17	1.38	17	<1	0
Kansas	17	1.47	17	<1	0
Kentucky	24	1.37	24	1	0
Louisiana	34	1.84	34	1	0
Maine	11	2.07	11	<1	0
Maryland	107	4.51	107	3	0
Massachusetts	97	3.62	97	2	0
Michigan	62	1.57	62	2	0
Minnesota	53	2.44	53	1	0
Mississippi	23	1.92	23	1	0
Missouri	34	1.41	34	1	0
Montana	7	1.72	7	<1	0
Nebraska	12	1.61	12	<1	0
Nevada	15	1.34	15	<1	0
New Hampshire	11	2.08	11	<1	0
New Jersey	134	3.76	134	3	0
New Mexico	9	1.08	9	<1	0
New York	883	11.23	883	22	0
North Carolina	73	1.85	73	2	0
North Dakota	2	0.69	2	<1	0
Ohio	69	1.49	69	2	0
Oklahoma	29	1.88	29	1	0
Oregon	33	2.10	33	1	0
Pennsylvania**	147	2.88	147	4	0
Rhode Island	33	7.85	33	1	0
South Carolina	53	2.77	53	1	0
South Dakota	2	0.59	2	<1	0
Tennessee	54	2.08	54	1	0
Texas	237	2.24	237	6	0
Utah***	15	1.29	15	<1	0
Vermont	10	3.99	10	<1	0
Virginia	90	2.72	90	2	0
Washington	53	1.90	53	1	0
West Virginia	11	1.48	11	<1	0
Wisconsin	43	1.87	43	1	0
Wyoming	2	0.86	2	<1	0

* Includes 139 locally acquired cases. **One additional case acquired through laboratory transmission. ***Includes one case with unknown route of person-to-person transmission.