This Is The County In The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Harrisburg PA

22 December, 2021

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan area, located in Pennsylvania, a total of 80,710 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 14,213 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Harrisburg metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Cumberland County in Pennsylvania has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 33,809 infections in Cumberland County, or 13,664 for every 100,000 people. Though Cumberland County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Harrisburg metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average. There have been a total of 276 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Cumberland County, compared to 273 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Harrisburg-Carlisle 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.