This Is The County In The Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Charlotte NC

29 August, 2021

11:47 AM

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan area, which covers parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, a total of 325,866 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,176 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Charlotte metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Chester County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 4,859 infections in Chester County, or 15,031 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Chester County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Charlotte 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 257 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Chester County, compared to 135 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 27, 2021. These are all the counties in South 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.