This Is The County In The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Louisville KY

15 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Louisville 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 Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 145,070 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 11,287 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 10,991 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Louisville/Jefferson County, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Trimble County in Kentucky has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 773 infections in Trimble County, or 8,950 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Trimble County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 93 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Trimble County, below the 172 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 12, 2021. These are all the counties in Kentucky 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.