COVID map shows four states, territories with highest positive test rates

New York was among the places with the highest rates of COVID-19 test positivity in the week through September 30, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Some 10.9 percent of COVID-19 tests in the U.S. were positive that week, down slightly from the previous week.

The CDC's map shows two states, New York and New Jersey, along with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, had higher test positivity than anywhere else, with 13.9 percent of tests coming back positive in the week though September 30. These were followed by Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, which had a 13 percent test positivity rate.