This Is The County In The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Louisville KY

04 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Louisville 2022-01-04 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, there have been 53,001,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Louisville/Jefferson County metropolitan area, which covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana, a total of 228,443 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 17,774 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 16,200 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Louisville/Jefferson County is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Louisville/Jefferson County metro area comprises 12 counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Scott County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 5,419 infections in Scott County, or 22,824 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Scott County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Louisville/Jefferson County 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 345 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Scott County, compared to 242 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Louisville/Jefferson County metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Dec. 30, 2021. These are all the counties in Indiana 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.