COVID-19: This Is The Least Dangerous County In The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area

Raleigh NC

28 May, 2021

11:35 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 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 Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 42,158 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 7,549 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 10,032 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Durham-Chapel Hill is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Durham metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Orange County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 8,561 infections in Orange County, or 5,989 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Orange County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Durham metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 71 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Orange County, below the 86 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Durham-Chapel Hill 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.