This Is The County In The Raleigh, NC Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Raleigh NC

12 January, 2022

10:42 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Raleigh 2022-01-12 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, 58,313,875 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 827,991 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 225,645 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 17,322 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 17,824 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Raleigh, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. 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 174,143 infections in Wake County, or 16,640 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. 10, 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.