These Are The Counties In The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Detroit MI

01 February, 2022

12:41 PM

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By Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall St. Detroit 2022-02-01 As the omicron variant spreads, new daily cases of COVID-19 have hit new highs in the United States. To date, there have been 72,373,400 reported cases of the virus nationwide — and that number is growing every day. In the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metropolitan area, located in Michigan, a total of 943,595 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 21,857 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — in line with the national rate of 22,121 cases per 100,000 people. Even though COVID-19 infections per capita are in line with the national average across Detroit-Warren-Dearborn , there are parts of the metro area where this is not the case. The broader Detroit metro area comprises six counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Macomb County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 211,638 infections in Macomb County, or 24,362 for every 100,000 people. Not only does Macomb County have the most COVID-19 infections per capita in the Detroit area, it also has more deaths attributable to the virus per capita than the metro area as a whole. There have been a total of 406 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Macomb County, compared to 360 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 28, 2022. These are all the counties in Michigan 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.