CDC data shows that Florida has climbed in the rankings compared to other states for per-capita cases since early December. As of Tuesday, the state is tied with Nebraska at 29th for average rate of COVID cases in the U.S. with 33 per 100,000. In deaths per capita, Florida ranks second to last for the death rate with 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people. Death reports lag behind cases by as much as a month.