These Are The Counties In The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Houston TX

08 September, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Houston 2021-09-08 As the delta variant continues to surge, and vaccinations slow, COVID-19 continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 39,300,300 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 790,537 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 11,661 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 12,012 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 7,096 infections in Chambers County, or 17,611 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 99 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Chambers County, compared to 152 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 Sept. 3, 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.