This Is The County In The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Boston MA

26 October, 2021

11:16 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Boston 2021-10-26 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, there have been 44,940,700 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan area, which covers parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a total of 542,055 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 11,265 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 13,736 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Boston-Cambridge-Newton has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be at higher risk than others. The broader Boston metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Essex County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 111,832 infections in Essex County, or 14,319 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Essex County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Boston 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 320 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Essex County, compared to 252 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Oct. 22, 2021. These are all the counties in Massachusetts 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.