This Is The County In The Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Raleigh NC

22 December, 2021

10:35 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2021-12-22 Despite the ongoing vaccination effort, new daily cases of COVID-19 are rising once again in much of the United States. To date, 50,102,068 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 796,205 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 Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 62,330 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 11,160 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 15,314 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Durham-Chapel Hill is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Durham metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Orange County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 12,618 infections in Orange County, or 8,828 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Orange County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Durham metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 78 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Orange County, below the 102 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Durham-Chapel Hill metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 17, 2021. These are all the counties in North Carolina 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.