This Is The County In The Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Denver CO

11 August, 2021

12:54 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Denver 2021-08-11 As the delta variant surges, and vaccinations slow, COVID-19 continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 35,366,900 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan area, located in Colorado, a total of 296,103 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,389 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,810 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Denver-Aurora-Lakewood , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Denver metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Adams County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 62,915 infections in Adams County, or 12,656 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Adams County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Denver 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 147 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Adams County, compared to 124 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 9, 2021. These are all the counties in Colorado 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.