These Are The Counties In The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metro Area With The Most COVID-19

Charlotte NC

01 February, 2022

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24/7 Wall St. Charlotte 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metropolitan area, located in North Carolina, a total of 92,208 COVID-19 cases have been reported to date. Adjusted for population, there have been 25,239 reported infections for every 100,000 people in the area — above the national rate of 22,121 cases per 100,000 people. The higher than average per capita COVID-19 infection rate across Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is being driven by a high concentration of the virus in one area in particular. The broader Hickory metro area comprises four counties or county equivalents, which can include independent cities — and of them, Catawba County has the most COVID-19 cases per capita. So far, there have been a total of 42,272 infections in Catawba County, or 26,971 for every 100,000 people. A relatively high infection rate does not necessarily mean COVID-19 related fatalities per capita are higher in Catawba County than they are across all of the Hickory area, however. There have been a total of 317 coronavirus deaths for every 100,000 people in Catawba County, in line with 308 COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 across the entire Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area. All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of Jan. 28, 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.