These Are The Counties In The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

San Antonio TX

21 December, 2021

10:15 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - San Antonio 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels metropolitan area, located in Texas, a total of 409,144 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 16,864 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 15,314 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across San Antonio-New Braunfels is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader San Antonio metro area comprises eight counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Atascosa County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 8,850 infections in Atascosa County, or 18,125 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Atascosa County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the San Antonio 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 428 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Atascosa County, compared to 281 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 17, 2021. These are all the counties in Texas 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.