These Are The Counties In The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Chicago IL

05 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Chicago 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metropolitan area, which covers parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, a total of 1,496,496 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 15,692 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 16,354 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Chicago metro area comprises 14 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Lake County in Illinois has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 99,892 infections in Lake County, or 14,197 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Lake County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Chicago metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 163 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Lake County, below the 208 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Chicago-Naperville-Elgin metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 3, 2022. 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.