These Are The Counties In The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

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05 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Boston 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan area, which covers parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, a total of 705,225 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 14,656 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton is being driven by one area in particular. The broader Boston metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Norfolk County in Massachusetts has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 82,736 infections in Norfolk County, or 11,849 for every 100,000 people. Though Norfolk County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Boston metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average. There have been a total of 279 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Norfolk County, compared to 270 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 3, 2022. These are all the counties in New Hampshire 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.