This Is The County In The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Boston MA

05 September, 2021

11:48 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Boston 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan area, which covers parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a total of 495,284 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 10,293 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 11,948 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Boston-Cambridge-Newton is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Boston metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Norfolk County in Massachusetts has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 58,718 infections in Norfolk County, or 8,409 for every 100,000 people. Though Norfolk County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Boston metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 261 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Norfolk County, above the 245 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Sept. 2, 2021. These are all the counties in New Hampshire 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.