This Is The County In The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Charlotte NC

28 May, 2021

11:47 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 2021-05-28 Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 32,820,112 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 585,182 have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan area, which covers parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, a total of 279,451 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 11,300 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 10,032 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Charlotte metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Mecklenburg County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 112,976 infections in Mecklenburg County, or 10,716 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Mecklenburg County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Charlotte metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 92 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Mecklenburg County, below the 126 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 26, 2021. These are all the counties in North Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it's still getting worse). Can't see the rest of the article? Click here to view the original story.This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St., a news organization that produces real-time business commentary and data-driven reporting for state and local markets across the country.