These Are The Counties In The Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Pittsburgh PA

21 December, 2021

10:07 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St Pittsburgh 2021-12-21 Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are on the rise once again in much of the United States. To date, there have been 50,102,100 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 340,919 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 14,570 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 15,314 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Pittsburgh , 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 11,253 infections in Armstrong County, or 16,965 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 380 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Armstrong County, compared to 258 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. 17, 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.