Ok, I think we need a little perspective here. If you order deaths/million here are the top US states:
New York 362,630 +1,364 28,648 +168 271,310 18,641 1,473 1,489,521 76,568 [projections]
New Jersey 151,014 +927 10,591 +143 133,508 17,002 1,192 522,911 58,872 [projections]
Connecticut 38,430 +314 3,472 +23 28,694 10,779 974 185,520 52,035 [projections]
Massachusetts 87,925 +873 5,938 +76 54,175 12,757 862 476,940 69,197 [projections]
District Of Columbia 7,434 +164 400 +8 5,994 10,533 567 39,374 55,790 [projections]
Louisiana 35,038 +329 2,581 +18 6,208 7,537 555 278,073 59,816 [projections]
Michigan 52,350 +435 5,017 +102 19,099 5,242 502 438,565 43,914 [projections]
Rhode Island 12,951 +156 532 +26 11,533 12,225 502 117,246 110,676 [projections]
Pennsylvania 67,427 +753 4,751 +83 55,913 5,267 371 362,379 28,306 [projections]
Illinois 98,030 +1,545 4,379 +145 93,540 7,736 346 621,684 49,060 [projections]
Maryland 41,546 +1,784 2,081 +58 36,659 6,872 344 208,568 34,499 [projections]
Delaware 8,037 +168 304 +7 4,188 8,254 312 42,458 43,602 [projections