This Is The County In The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Charlotte NC

25 July, 2021

11:47 AM

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 2021-07-25 Though vaccine distribution is well underway across the United States, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 33,741,500 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 44,175 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,092 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 10,313 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Hickory metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Catawba County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 19,955 infections in Catawba County, or 12,732 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Catawba County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Hickory area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 198 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Catawba County, compared to 183 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 20, 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 article's infographic? 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.