This Is The County In The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Houston TX

29 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Houston 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 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 756,187 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 11,155 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 11,605 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Houston metro area comprises nine counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Chambers County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 6,696 infections in Chambers County, or 16,619 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Chambers County than they are across all of the Houston area, however. There have been a total of 87 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Chambers County, compared to 146 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land 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.