This Is The County In The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Harrisburg PA

29 August, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 53,610 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 9,441 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 11,605 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Dauphin County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 27,754 infections in Dauphin County, or 10,110 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Dauphin County than they are across all of the Harrisburg area, however. There have been a total of 209 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Dauphin County, in line with 213 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of August 27, 2021. These are all the counties in Pennsylvania 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.