This Is The County In The Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Norfolk VA

25 July, 2021

10:33 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area, which covers parts of Virginia and North Carolina, a total of 137,591 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 7,990 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 10,313 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be higher risk than others. The broader Virginia Beach metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, the city of Portsmouth has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 9,264 infections in the city of Portsmouth, or 9,720 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Portsmouth have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Virginia Beach 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 215 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in the city of Portsmouth, compared to 125 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 20, 2021. These are all the counties in Virginia 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.