These Are The Counties In Tampa Bay With The Most COVID-19

Tampa FL

08 September, 2021

1:00 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Tampa TAMPA BAY, FL — 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 412,623 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,618 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 12,012 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Tampa metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Hillsborough County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 206,934 infections in Hillsborough County, or 15,007 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Hillsborough County than they are across all of the Tampa area, however. There have been a total of 133 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Hillsborough County, compared to 158 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Sept. 3, 2021. These are all the counties in Florida 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.