These Are The Counties In The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Minneapolis MN

06 October, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Minneapolis 2021-10-06 With the ongoing surge of the delta variant, COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States. To date, 43,206,453 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 693,177 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metropolitan area, which covers parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, a total of 446,298 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,545 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 13,206 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Minneapolis metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Ramsey County in Minnesota has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 60,222 infections in Ramsey County, or 11,121 for every 100,000 people. Though Ramsey County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Minneapolis metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 176 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Ramsey County, above the 140 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 4, 2021. These are all the counties in Minnesota 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.