These Are The Counties In The Raleigh, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Raleigh NC

20 October, 2021

11:34 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2021-10-20 Following a months long surge driven by the delta variant, new daily cases of COVID-19 are falling once again in the United States. To date, 44,501,723 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 716,720 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 Raleigh metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 167,984 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 12,896 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 13,602 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Raleigh is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Raleigh metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Wake County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 126,567 infections in Wake County, or 12,094 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Wake County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Raleigh metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 83 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Wake County, below the 96 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Raleigh metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 18, 2021. These are all the counties in North Carolina 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.