Percentages of Covid Cases by State versus Percentage of Each State's Population



 This graph gives a comparison between percentage of Covid cases by state and percentage of each state's population, both against national totals.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi have disproportionately high percentages of cases, compared to their population percentages from the national population.

Uttar Pradesh seems to have been terrific in controlling the spread of the virus.

Superimposing percentage of Covid tests by state on this data will give a very important perspective, although that data is not easily available.

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