What follows are the statistics and visualizations regarding COVID-19 that I find informative, important, or were just interesting to me to create as I learn more about data visualization. There are plenty of other analyses available, and analyses that come from disease experts, which I am not, so I encourage you to read and look at those as well!
The analyses use data last updated on 8/9/2020.

Global Analyses

Recent Milestones & Statistics of Note

The number of confirmed cases around the world recently passed 20 million. The 7-day average of daily cases peaked at 260 thousand on July 31st. The 7-day average of daily deaths has not reached a second peak, but appears to be leveling off. The number of active cases worldwide has not yet peaked. There are currently 6.4 million active cases.

Global Total Cases

Currently the nation with the fewest per capita confirmed cases is Laos at 1 in every 364,331 individuals.
The nation with the most per capita confirmed cases is Qatar at 1 in every 25.
The global prevalence is 1 in every 384 individuals have had a confirmed case of COVID-19, an increase from 1 in 544 on 7/17/2020.

Global Deaths

There are 24 nations that have not had a COVID-19 fatality.
Currently the nation with the fewest per capita deaths is Burundi at 1 in every 11,925,131 individuals.
The nation with the most per capita deaths is San Marino at 1 in every 808 individuals.
Globally 1 in every 10,531 individuals have died from COVID-19, an increase from 1 in 12,908 on 7/17/2020.
1 in every 27 individuals who have contracted COVID-19 have died, a death rate of 3.65%, a decrease from 4.22% on 7/17/2020.

If the current death rate in each nation remains the same, based on the number of currently active cases, i.e. without additional infections, the current global death toll of 737,453 would be expected to increase to 846,319.

*Financial Times COVID-19 Tracker link

Global Active Cases

Currently their are 13 nations without any active cases of COVID-19, a decrease from 15 on 7/17/2020. The most populous nation without any active cases is Mauritius.
The nation with the most per capita active cases is USA at 1 in every 138 individuals.
The global prevalence is 1 in every 1,310 individuals with an active case of COVID-19, an increase from 1 in 1,648 on 7/17/2020.

United States of America Analyses

Recent Milestones & Statistics of Note

In the USA, the number of confirmed cases recently passed 5 million and the number of deaths surpassed 1 in every 2,000 individuals. The second peak of 7-day average daily cases occurred on July 25th at 69k cases, and the second peak of 7-day average number of deaths occurred on August 2nd at 1,130 cases. The number of active cases has not peaked and currently there are 2.37 million active cases.

National Status

In the USA 1 in every 63 people has had a confirmed case of COVID-19 (1 in 87 on 7/17/2020), 1 in every 138 has an active case (1 in 174 on /17/2020), and 1 in every 1,995 individuals have died (1 in 2325 on 7/17/2020). The USA in ranked in position 9 (11th on 7/17/2020) for per capita cases, position 1 (2nd on 7/17/2020) for per capita active cases, and position 10 (10 on 7/17/2020) for per capita deaths.

USA Total Cases

Currently the state with the fewest per capita confirmed cases is Vermont at 1 in every 427 individuals.
The state with the most per capita confirmed cases is Louisiana at 1 in every 35.

USA Deaths

Currently the state with the fewest per capita deaths is Hawaii at 1 in every 41,667 individuals.
The state with the most per capita deaths is New Jersey at 1 in every 557 individuals.

In the USA 1 in every 32 individuals who have contracted COVID-19 have died, a death rate of 3.17% (3.77% on 7/17/2020). If the current death rate remains the same, then based on the number of currently active cases, i.e. without additional infections, the current national death toll of 166,053 would be expected to increase to 241,853.

USA Active Cases

Currently the state with the fewest per capita active cases is Vermont at 1 in every 5,115 individuals, a change from Hawaii at 1 in 4,467 on 7/17/2020.
The state with the most per capita active cases is Florida at 1 in every 45 individuals (1 in 60 on 7/17/2020).

Regional Analyses

Local Exposure Risk

There are also a number of resources available that are tracking how well COVID-19 is being controlled and the current status at a more local level. Two examples are CovidActNow and The Path to Zero

Status of Cases in the North versus the South

One question I’ve become curious about is the status of cases in the North versus the South. I defined states in the north as those with major population centers north of D.C. and Kansas City, and those with population centers south of those cities as southern states.

Sources:

Global, National and State Data https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
New Hampshire Data NHPR COVID-19 data tracking
Financial Times Images Global Tracking & Trends
Risk Status CovidActNow and The Path to Zero