This Is The County In The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Dallas TX

29 August, 2021

12:44 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Dallas 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 957,793 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,202 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 11,605 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Dallas metro area comprises 13 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Kaufman County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 19,002 infections in Kaufman County, or 15,980 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Kaufman County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Dallas 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 241 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Kaufman County, compared to 161 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 27, 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.