These Are The Counties In The Raleigh, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Raleigh NC

05 January, 2022

10:36 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2022-01-05 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, 53,506,483 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 816,686 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 Raleigh metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 196,704 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 15,101 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — below the national rate of 16,354 cases per 100,000 people. The lower than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Raleigh is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Raleigh metro area comprises three counties or county equivalents — and of them, Wake County in North Carolina has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 149,365 infections in Wake County, or 14,272 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Wake County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Raleigh metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 88 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Wake County, below the 102 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Raleigh metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 3, 2022. 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.