This Is The County In The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Orlando FL

28 September, 2021

10:46 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Orlando 2021-09-28 As the delta variant continues to surge, COVID-19 continues to spread through the population. To date, there have been 42,301,000 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metropolitan area, located in Florida, a total of 399,880 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 16,320 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 12,929 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Orlando metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Osceola County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 69,138 infections in Osceola County, or 20,418 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Osceola County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Orlando area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 221 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Osceola County, compared to 179 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Sept. 24, 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.