These Are The Counties In The Athens-Clarke County, GA Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Atlanta GA

15 December, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Atlanta 2021-12-15 Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are rising once again in much of the United States. To date, 49,376,412 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 788,332 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 Athens-Clarke County metropolitan area, located in Georgia, a total of 33,705 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 16,417 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 15,092 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Athens-Clarke County than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Athens metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Oglethorpe County in Georgia has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 2,260 infections in Oglethorpe County, or 15,287 for every 100,000 people. Though Oglethorpe County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Athens metro area, its per capita fatality rate is disproportionately high. There have been a total of 291 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Oglethorpe County, above the 191 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Athens-Clarke County metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 13, 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.