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

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19 January, 2022

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Boston 2022-01-19 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, 62,973,416 Americans have been infected with the virus — and 839,043 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 892,706 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 18,553 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 19,248 cases per 100,000 people. Though per capita cases of COVID-19 are closely in line with the national per capita infection rate in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, there are still parts of the metro area where the per capita infection rate is relatively low. 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 107,292 infections in Norfolk County, or 15,366 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 286 coronavirus-related deaths for every 100,000 people in Norfolk County, compared to 278 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. 14, 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.