For all the attaboys the northeast is getting, northeastern states are still not doing great (relatively) in terms of per capita new deaths.
7 day average for new deaths/1m:
1. Rhode Island: 8.6
2. New Jersey: 7.4
3. Mass.: 5.7
4. D.C.: 4.9
5. Illinois: 4.4
6. Connecticut: 4
7. Maryland: 3.6
8. MS: 3.4
9. Georgia: 3.3
10. Nebraska 3.2
11. New Hampshire: 3.0
12. New York: 2.9
Northeast has the top 3. 5 of the top 7. 7 of the top 12.
Assuming testing is more or less even among the states and demographics of those infected are even, we should see a growth in deaths in states like Arizona, Alabama and Arkansas (who are getting the most new cases per capita), and they'll will overtake the northeastern states on per capita deaths here over the next month or so.
But in terms of where people are dying the most from covid, it's still mainly in the northeast.