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

Pittsburgh PA

14 December, 2021

10:07 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 330,540 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 14,126 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 15,051 cases per 100,000 people. Even though Pittsburgh has fewer COVID-19 infections per capita than the national average, there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Pittsburgh metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Armstrong County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 10,892 infections in Armstrong County, or 16,421 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Armstrong County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Pittsburgh 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 362 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Armstrong County, compared to 250 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Pittsburgh metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 10, 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.