These Are The Counties In The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Atlanta GA

05 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Atlanta 2021-08-05 With slowing vaccination rates and the emergence of the Delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 34,811,492 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 608,288 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 632,997 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,953 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,640 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Atlanta metro area comprises 29 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Heard County in Georgia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 943 infections in Heard County, or 8,076 for every 100,000 people. Though Heard County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Atlanta metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 197 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Heard County, above the 162 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 3, 2021. These are all the counties in Georgia 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.