This Is The County In The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Portland OR

22 December, 2021

10:15 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Portland 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metropolitan area, which covers parts of Oregon and Washington, a total of 201,381 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 8,329 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Portland metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Washington County in Oregon has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 43,352 infections in Washington County, or 7,451 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Washington County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Portland metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 73 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Washington County, below the 105 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 17, 2021. These are all the counties in Washington 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.