This Is The County In The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Harrisburg PA

30 November, 2021

2:25 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Harrisburg 2021-11-30 Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are beginning to rise once again in parts of the United States. To date, there have been 47,702,000 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 74,023 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 13,035 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 14,580 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Harrisburg-Carlisle has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area that appear to be higher risk than others. The broader Harrisburg metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Dauphin County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 37,477 infections in Dauphin County, or 13,652 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Dauphin County than they are across all of the Harrisburg area, however. There have been a total of 249 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Dauphin County, in line with 258 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Nov. 26, 2021. These are all the counties in Pennsylvania 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.