This Is The County In The Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Louisville KY

28 July, 2021

5:20 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Louisville 2021-07-28 Despite the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the novel coronavirus continues to spread through the United States. To date, 34,092,714 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 604,940 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 Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metropolitan area, located in Kentucky, a total of 13,797 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 9,163 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 10,421 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Elizabethtown-Fort Knox is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Elizabethtown metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Meade County in Kentucky has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,146 infections in Meade County, or 7,576 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Meade County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Elizabethtown 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 Meade County, below the 149 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Elizabethtown-Fort Knox metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 23, 2021. These are all the counties in Kentucky 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.