This Is The County In The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Dallas TX

15 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Dallas 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 908,714 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,525 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 10,991 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Dallas metro area comprises 13 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Hunt County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 6,985 infections in Hunt County, or 7,580 for every 100,000 people. Though Hunt County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Dallas metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 199 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Hunt County, above the 157 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 12, 2021. These are all the counties in Texas 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.