Despite having below average growth rates for Covid deaths over the summer, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania all made the top ten list for deaths contributed

Top US states for COVID-19 deaths added Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend:

TX 12,138
CA  9,940
FL  9,578
*NJ  4,904
AZ  4,408
GA 4,048
*NY 3,679
*IL  3,588
*MA 2,812
*PA 2,716
SC 2,452
*LA 2,352
OH 2,300
NC 2,150.