These Are The Counties In The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Minneapolis MN

21 December, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metropolitan area, which covers parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, a total of 602,065 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 16,924 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Minneapolis metro area comprises 16 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Mille Lacs County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 5,642 infections in Mille Lacs County, or 21,929 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Mille Lacs County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Minneapolis 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 330 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Mille Lacs County, compared to 168 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 17, 2021. These are all the counties in Minnesota 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.