COVID-19: This Is The Least Dangerous County In The Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area

Norfolk VA

28 May, 2021

10:34 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area, which covers parts of Virginia and North Carolina, a total of 134,797 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 7,828 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Virginia Beach metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Williamsburg City, an independent city, in Virginia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 768 infections in Williamsburg City, or 5,193 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Williamsburg City have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Virginia Beach metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 88 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Williamsburg City, below the 120 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of May 26, 2021. These are all the counties in Virginia 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.