This Is The County In The Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Cleveland OH

29 August, 2021

12:26 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Cleveland 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 Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 196,575 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 9,534 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 11,605 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Cleveland-Elyria 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 Cleveland metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Cuyahoga County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 122,407 infections in Cuyahoga County, or 9,763 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Cuyahoga County than they are across all of the Cleveland area, however. There have been a total of 182 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Cuyahoga County, in line with 176 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Cleveland-Elyria metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 27, 2021. These are all the counties in Ohio 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.