These Are The Counties In The Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Cleveland OH

11 January, 2022

11:34 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Cleveland 2022-01-11 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, there have been 57,535,900 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Cleveland-Elyria metropolitan area, located in Ohio, a total of 387,522 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 18,796 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 17,586 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Cleveland-Elyria is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Cleveland metro area comprises five counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Cuyahoga County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 239,466 infections in Cuyahoga County, or 19,099 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Cuyahoga County than they are across all of the Cleveland area, however. There have been a total of 228 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Cuyahoga County, in line with 231 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Cleveland-Elyria metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 7, 2022. These are all the counties in Ohio 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.