Tracking total COVID deaths per state on Jan. 3, 2021

Nearly 20 percent of the world’s 1.84 million COVID deaths have taken place in the United States as of Jan. 3, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Each week, we’ll provide an update on each state’s total number of COVID-19 deaths and how they compare to other states.

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Below is the total coronavirus death count for each state in the U.S. on Jan. 3, 2021.

To see specific death counts for a state, hover your mouse over the state’s bar in the graph.

GRAPH: See how COVID cases compare in all 50 states here

As of Jan. 3, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the United States is 351,233 -- the highest in the world.

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