This Is The County In The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Raleigh NC

29 August, 2021

11:35 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2021-08-29 As the delta variant surges, and vaccinations slow, COVID-19 continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 37,969,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 47,906 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,578 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 11,605 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Durham-Chapel Hill has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be higher risk than others. The broader Durham metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Person County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,001 infections in Person County, or 10,179 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Person County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Durham area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 193 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Person County, compared to 91 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 27, 2021. These are all the counties in North Carolina 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.