This Is The County In The Kansas City, MO-KS Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Kansas City MO

08 December, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Kansas City 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 Kansas City metropolitan area, which covers parts of Missouri and Kansas, a total of 311,905 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 14,806 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 14,840 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Kansas City, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Kansas City metro area comprises 14 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Platte County in Missouri has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 6,607 infections in Platte County, or 6,686 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Platte County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Kansas City metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 72 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Platte County, below the 201 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Kansas City metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 6, 2021. These are all the counties in Missouri 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.