This Is The County In The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Atlanta GA

14 December, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Atlanta 2021-12-14 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 49,242,000 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 868,245 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 15,023 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 15,051 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Atlanta metro area comprises 29 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Pike County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 3,896 infections in Pike County, or 21,546 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Pike County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Atlanta 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 393 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Pike County, compared to 220 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 10, 2021. These are all the counties in Georgia 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.