These Are The Counties In The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

San Antonio TX

27 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - San Antonio 2021-08-27 With slowing vaccination rates and the emergence of the delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 37,816,239 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 625,046 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 331,757 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,674 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 11,559 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in San Antonio-New Braunfels than they are nationwide, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader San Antonio metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents — and of them, Bandera County in Texas has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 1,767 infections in Bandera County, or 8,119 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Bandera County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the San Antonio metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 161 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Bandera County, below the 203 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 25, 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.