This Is The County In The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Houston TX

15 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Houston 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 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 693,525 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,230 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 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Houston metro area comprises nine counties or county equivalents — and of them, Austin County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,435 infections in Austin County, or 8,236 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Austin County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Houston metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 132 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Austin County, below the 140 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.