This Is The County In The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area With The Least COVID-19

Cincinnati OH

12 January, 2022

11:24 AM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. - Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati metropolitan area, which covers parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, a total of 393,772 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 18,156 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 Cincinnati, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. The broader Cincinnati metro area comprises 15 counties or county equivalents — and of them, Franklin County in Indiana has the fewest COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 3,430 infections in Franklin County, or 15,016 for every 100,000 people. Though Franklin County has the lowest per capita infection rate in the Cincinnati metro area, its per capita fatality rate is closely in line with the regional average. There have been a total of 210 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Franklin County, compared to 211 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Cincinnati metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 10, 2022. These are all the counties in Kentucky 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.