This Is The County In The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Charlotte NC

08 December, 2021

10:48 AM

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 2021-12-08 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, 48,551,622 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 779,587 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 66,511 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 18,205 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 14,840 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Hickory metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Caldwell County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 13,972 infections in Caldwell County, or 17,085 for every 100,000 people. Though Caldwell County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Hickory metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average. There have been a total of 279 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Caldwell County, compared to 284 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 6, 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.