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

Norfolk VA

15 August, 2021

10:33 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Norfolk 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan area, which covers parts of Virginia and North Carolina, a total of 144,450 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,388 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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Virginia Beach metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Williamsburg, an independent city, in Virginia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 815 infections in Williamsburg, or 5,511 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Williamsburg City have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Virginia Beach metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 95 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Williamsburg, below the 126 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 August 12, 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.