This Is The County In The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Detroit MI

15 August, 2021

1:40 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Detroit 2021-08-15 With slowing vaccination rates and the emergence of the delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 35,957,692 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 613,647 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan area, located in Michigan, a total of 439,283 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,175 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 10,991 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Detroit-Warren-Dearborn is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Detroit metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents — and of them, Livingston County in Michigan has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 17,220 infections in Livingston County, or 9,136 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Livingston County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Detroit metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 103 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Livingston County, below the 256 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 12, 2021. These are all the counties in Michigan 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.