These Are The Counties In The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Milwaukee WI

05 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metropolitan area, located in Wisconsin, a total of 302,654 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 19,205 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 16,354 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are higher in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis than they are nationwide, some parts of the metro area are safer than others. The broader Milwaukee metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents — and of them, Ozaukee County in Wisconsin has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 15,585 infections in Ozaukee County, or 17,653 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Ozaukee County have the lowest per capita infection rate in the Milwaukee metro area, it also has a relatively low per capita fatality rate. There have been a total of 148 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Ozaukee County, below the 192 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 3, 2022. These are all the counties in Wisconsin 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.