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

Charlotte NC

05 September, 2021

11:47 AM

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 2021-09-05 With slowing vaccination rates and the emergence of the delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 39,091,213 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 635,606 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan area, which covers parts of North Carolina and South Carolina, a total of 339,135 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,713 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 11,948 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Charlotte metro area comprises 10 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Mecklenburg County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 135,931 infections in Mecklenburg County, or 12,893 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Mecklenburg County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Charlotte metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 100 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Mecklenburg County, below the 138 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 Sept. 2, 2021. These are all the counties in North 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.