These Are The Counties In The Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Kansas City MO

05 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Kansas City 2021-08-05 With slowing vaccination rates and the emergence of the Delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 34,811,492 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 608,288 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 Kansas City metropolitan area, which covers parts of Missouri and Kansas, a total of 228,002 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,823 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,640 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Kansas City, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Kansas City metro area comprises 14 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Platte County in Missouri has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,659 infections in Platte County, or 4,714 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Platte County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Kansas City metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 54 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Platte County, below the 138 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Kansas City metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 3, 2021. These are all the counties in Missouri 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.