This Is The County In The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Milwaukee WI

14 December, 2021

5:01 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metropolitan area, located in Wisconsin, a total of 277,156 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 17,587 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 15,051 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Milwaukee metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Washington County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 26,206 infections in Washington County, or 19,479 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Washington County than they are across all of the Milwaukee area, however. There have been a total of 176 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Washington County, in line with 181 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 10, 2021. These are all the counties in Wisconsin 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.