Byline: Liz Essley Whyte

New Hampshire – along with Maine and Vermont – are at the very bottom of the list, meaning they are doing the best right now based on the most recent data. New Hampshire ranked 49 out of 51 states, including Washington, D.C.

Dr. Deborah Birx, a leader of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, warned state and local leaders in a private phone call Wednesday that 11 major cities are seeing increases in the percentage of tests coming back positive for COVID-19 and should take “aggressive” steps to mitigate their outbreaks.