This Is The County In The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

West Palm Beach FL

28 July, 2021

12:54 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - West Palm Beach 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 297,170 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 9,807 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Tampa metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hernando County in Florida has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 15,545 infections in Hernando County, or 8,509 for every 100,000 people. Though Hernando County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Tampa metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 264 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Hernando County, above the 158 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 23, 2021. These are all the counties in Florida 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.